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Development of auditory cognition in 5- to 10-year-old children: Focus on speech-in-babble-noise perception

Jérémie Ginzburg1, Lesly Fornoni1, P E Aguera1

  • 1Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon CRNL U1028 UMR5292, Bron, France.

Child Development
|October 10, 2024
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Area of Science:

  • Auditory Perception
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

  • Speech-in-noise perception is crucial for language development.
  • Impaired speech-in-noise abilities are linked to learning disorders.
  • Understanding the developmental trajectory of this skill is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document the developmental course of speech-in-noise perception in children.
  • To identify the age at which speech-in-noise perception matures.
  • To inform the development of screening tests for auditory processing difficulties.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 90 children (5.5-11.6 years) and 19 adults (20-30 years).
  • Utilized a novel closed-set speech perception in babble-noise test.
  • Tested with varying phonological difficulty and noise levels.

Main Results:

  • Speech-in-babble-noise perception shows a significant maturation around 7 years of age.
  • Perception abilities at 10 years are not yet mature compared to young adults.
  • Developmental trajectories of accuracy and response times were analyzed.

Conclusions:

  • Speech-in-noise perception undergoes significant development during childhood.
  • Current screening tools may need refinement to capture developmental nuances.
  • Further research can optimize early identification of auditory processing challenges.

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