The Role of Working Memory and Executive Function in Communication under Adverse Conditions

• Main Author: Mary Rudner (auth)
• Other Authors: Carine Signoret (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Deafness; Hearing; working memory; speech understanding; Signal processing; adverse conditions; Cognition; Executive Function; Communication
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Communication is vital for social participation. However, communication often takes place under suboptimal conditions. This makes communication harder and less reliable, leading at worst to social isolation. In order to promote participation, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms underlying c...