Semantic processing in deaf and hard-of-hearing children: Large N400 mismatch effects in brain responses, despite poor semantic ability
Difficulties in auditory and phonological processing affect semantic processing in speech comprehension of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. However, little is known about brain responses of semantic processing in this group. We investigated event-related potentials (ERPs) in DHH children wit...
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| author | Petter Kallioinen Petter Kallioinen Jonas Olofsson Magnus Lindgren Magnus Lindgren Marianne Ors Marianne Ors Birgitta Sigrid Sahlen Birgitta Sigrid Sahlen Cecilia Nakeva von Mentzer Björn Lyxell Elisabet Engström Inger Uhlén |
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| description | Difficulties in auditory and phonological processing affect semantic processing in speech comprehension of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. However, little is known about brain responses of semantic processing in this group. We investigated event-related potentials (ERPs) in DHH children with cochlear implants (CI) and/or hearing aids (HA), and in normally hearing controls (NH). We used a semantic priming task with spoken word primes followed by picture targets. In both DHH children and controls, response differences between matching and mismatching targets revealed a typical N400-effect associated with semantic processing. Children with CI had the largest mismatch response despite poor semantic abilities overall, children with CI also had the largest ERP differentiation between mismatch types, with small effects of within-category mismatches (target from same category as prime) and large effects between-category mismatches (were target is from a different category than prime). NH and HA children had similar responses to both mismatch types. While the large and differentiated ERP responses in the CI group were unexpected and should be interpreted with caution, the results could reflect less precision in semantic processing among children with CI, or a stronger reliance on predictive processing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21127ff29953410c9f490236a65936432022-12-22T03:01:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782016-08-01710.3389/fpsyg.2016.01146192021Semantic processing in deaf and hard-of-hearing children: Large N400 mismatch effects in brain responses, despite poor semantic abilityPetter Kallioinen0Petter Kallioinen1Jonas Olofsson2Magnus Lindgren3Magnus Lindgren4Marianne Ors5Marianne Ors6Birgitta Sigrid Sahlen7Birgitta Sigrid Sahlen8Cecilia Nakeva von Mentzer9Björn Lyxell10Elisabet Engström11Inger Uhlén12Stockholm UniversityLund UniversityStockholm UniversityLund UniversityLund UniversityLund UniversitySkane University HospitalLund UniversityLund UniversityLinkoping UniversityLinkoping UniversityKarolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet (CLINTEC)Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet (CLINTEC)Difficulties in auditory and phonological processing affect semantic processing in speech comprehension of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. However, little is known about brain responses of semantic processing in this group. We investigated event-related potentials (ERPs) in DHH children with cochlear implants (CI) and/or hearing aids (HA), and in normally hearing controls (NH). We used a semantic priming task with spoken word primes followed by picture targets. In both DHH children and controls, response differences between matching and mismatching targets revealed a typical N400-effect associated with semantic processing. Children with CI had the largest mismatch response despite poor semantic abilities overall, children with CI also had the largest ERP differentiation between mismatch types, with small effects of within-category mismatches (target from same category as prime) and large effects between-category mismatches (were target is from a different category than prime). NH and HA children had similar responses to both mismatch types. While the large and differentiated ERP responses in the CI group were unexpected and should be interpreted with caution, the results could reflect less precision in semantic processing among children with CI, or a stronger reliance on predictive processing.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01146/fullCochlear ImplantsHearing AidssemanticsChildrenN400 evoked potential |
| spellingShingle | Petter Kallioinen Petter Kallioinen Jonas Olofsson Magnus Lindgren Magnus Lindgren Marianne Ors Marianne Ors Birgitta Sigrid Sahlen Birgitta Sigrid Sahlen Cecilia Nakeva von Mentzer Björn Lyxell Elisabet Engström Inger Uhlén Semantic processing in deaf and hard-of-hearing children: Large N400 mismatch effects in brain responses, despite poor semantic ability Frontiers in Psychology Cochlear Implants Hearing Aids semantics Children N400 evoked potential |
| title | Semantic processing in deaf and hard-of-hearing children: Large N400 mismatch effects in brain responses, despite poor semantic ability |
| title_full | Semantic processing in deaf and hard-of-hearing children: Large N400 mismatch effects in brain responses, despite poor semantic ability |
| title_fullStr | Semantic processing in deaf and hard-of-hearing children: Large N400 mismatch effects in brain responses, despite poor semantic ability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Semantic processing in deaf and hard-of-hearing children: Large N400 mismatch effects in brain responses, despite poor semantic ability |
| title_short | Semantic processing in deaf and hard-of-hearing children: Large N400 mismatch effects in brain responses, despite poor semantic ability |
| title_sort | semantic processing in deaf and hard of hearing children large n400 mismatch effects in brain responses despite poor semantic ability |
| topic | Cochlear Implants Hearing Aids semantics Children N400 evoked potential |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01146/full |
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