Is the Role of External Feedback in Auditory Skill Learning Age Dependent?

Conclusions EF was found beneficial for auditory skill learning of 7 –9-year-old children but not for young adults. The data support the supervised Hebbian model for auditory skill learning, suggesting combined bottom-up internal neural feedback controlled by top-down monitoring. In the case of immature executive functions, EF enhanced auditory skill learning. This study has implications for the design of training protocols in the auditory modality for different age groups, as well as for special populations.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research