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2019-11-08
Faulkner, Danielle, Ho, Mikayla, Smelquist, Brittany, Chapman, Trelani, Cummine, Jacqueline, Loucks, Torrey
The aim of this project was test whether reading ability is influenced by auditory processing in a large sample of young adults.
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2017-12-13
Hodgetts, Bill, Schmidt, Michelle, Cummine, Jacqueline, Ostevik, Amberley, Liu, Nancy, Aalto, Daniel
The IKEA effect refers to when an individual contributes to the construction of an item, and the perceived value of the item increases. We were interested in determining how increasing the involvement of the user in the construction of hearing aid settings may impact their perceived value of the...
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2017-12-15
Sawatzky, Ashley, Van Wolde, Julie, Hodgetts, Bill, Cummine, Jacqueline
The objective of the study is to determine how hearing loss and the use of hearing aids are portrayed in adult or senior populations in the Canadian media, and whether stereotypes exist.
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The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on overt reading of words in skilled readers
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Hunt, Tawna, LeBlanc, Michael, Mincer, Adina, Rosentreter, Robin, Boliek, Carol, Cummine, Jacqueline
The present study used transcranial direct-current simulation (tDCS) to explore the contribution of the superior temporal gyrus to speech output including: Vocal reaction time; Word Accuracy; Word Duration; and Intermuscular coherence of right and left orbicularis oris and masseter muscles. ...
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2017-12-15
Cheeseman, Jenna, Ellingson, Dallin, Sterling, Aidan, Boliek, Carol
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an intensive expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) program on the respiratory system. Specifically, lung volume events, chest wall muscle activation patterns and expiratory pressures were measured before and after treatment. The...
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Differences in rate of speech in male, female, and male-to-female transgender speakers: A replication study
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Frankel, Jessica, Haeusler, Brianne, Boliek, Carol, Rieger, Jana, Hardy, Teresa
The literature exploring rate of speech (RoS) as a communication-based cue to gender has been inconclusive, with some studies finding no difference and some concluding that cisgender males speak at a faster rate than cisgender females. The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a...
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Anticipation during language processing: Investigating the use of sentence context during reading in young adults
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Johns, Alison, Wilson, Kristy, Kim, Esther, Cummine, Jacqueline
The N400 is an event-related potential (ERP) component that has been suggested to be associated with the processing of semantic information. Specifically, researchers have found that the N400 effect is prominent when words are incongruent in a given sentence context. Furthermore, the size of the...
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Neurophysiological mechanisms of reading in alexia: Development of stimuli to examine semantic integration using the N400 response
Download2015-06-29
Donnelly, Megan, Kinsman, Melissa, Kim, Esther, Cummine, Jacqueline
In order for speech-language pathologists to improve therapy for acquired reading impairments, it is necessary to gain a better understanding of how sentences are processed during reading. Neural mechanisms underlying reading processes can be examined by using event-related potentials (ERPs)....