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The Brain-Behavior Relationship: Age, Hearing, and Their Effects on Understanding Speech in Noise

Award Number: R01DC015240
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Project Summary Approximately 37.5 million Americans have some problem hearing, and one of the chief complaints of those with hearing impairment is difficulty communicating in background noise. In addition, many older individuals have difficulties understanding speech in background noise beyond what would be expected based solely on their audiometric thresholds. There is a fundamental need for improved diagnosis and treatment of speech understanding in noise difficulties. This research program sets out to establish electrophysiological correlates of speech-in-noise understanding with the goal of supplementing speech-in-noise testing. The assumption is that accurate perception in noise is dependent, in part, on the accuracy of neural coding of the auditory stimulus. By combining electrophysiological and behavioral information we can advance our understanding of perception-in-noise difficulties and predict outcomes in difficult-to-test individuals using physiological testing. The clinical significance of the research proposed is related directly to the ability to predict, more accurately diagnose, and more precisely treat perception-in-noise difficulties. An electrophysiological measure that predicts speech perception will allow for improved assessment of difficult-to-test populations and provide information about the capacity of that auditory system to encode certain stimuli. This will allow the clinician to tailor treatment strategies to the specific needs of the individual and to counsel patients more effectively in terms of the expectations they should have and the benefit they should expect as a result of specific treatments. Therefore, to further our understanding of signal-in-noise perception and neural coding, we will use brainstem, cortical, and cognitive auditory evoked potentials and behavioral speech understanding-in-noise measures with age and hearing impairment as continuous variables to characterize the effect sizes of various covariates and to improve our understanding of the relationship between brain and behavioral measures.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = -$33,443 )
2025	2020	IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY	921 S 8TH AVE	POCATELLO	ID	83201	BANNOCK	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	6	12/5/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	-$33,443
														Subtotal = -$33,443

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $46 )
2023	2020	IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY	921 S 8TH AVE	POCATELLO	ID	83201	BANNOCK	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	004	6	5/30/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$1
2023	2020	OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD	PORTLAND	OR	97239	MULTNOMAH	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	5	1/12/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$251,218
2023	2020	OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD	PORTLAND	OR	97239	MULTNOMAH	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	002	5	2/4/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$48
2023	2020	IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY	921 S 8TH AVE	POCATELLO	ID	83201	BANNOCK	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	001	6	1/12/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$251,216
2023	2020	OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD	PORTLAND	OR	97239	MULTNOMAH	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	003	5	5/30/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$1
														Subtotal = $46

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2020	OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD	PORTLAND	OR	97239	MULTNOMAH	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	5	7/19/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $368,903 )
2020	2020	OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD	PORTLAND	OR	97239	MULTNOMAH	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	5	7/31/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$368,903
														Subtotal = $368,903

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $368,903 )
2019	2019	OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD	PORTLAND	OR	97239	MULTNOMAH	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	4	7/31/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$368,903
														Subtotal = $368,903

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $368,903 )
2018	2018	OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD	PORTLAND	OR	97239	MULTNOMAH	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	3	8/15/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$368,903
														Subtotal = $368,903

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $368,903 )
2017	2017	OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD	PORTLAND	OR	97239	MULTNOMAH	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	2	7/20/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$368,903
														Subtotal = $368,903

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $408,403 )
2016	2016	OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK ROAD	PORTLAND	OR	97239	MULTNOMAH	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	1	8/11/2016	NEW	$408,403
														Subtotal = $408,403

Grand Total All Awards = $1,850,618

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The Brain-Behavior Relationship: Age, Hearing, and Their Effects on Understanding Speech in Noise

Award Number: R01DC015240

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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