Auditory feedback does not influence random number generation: Evidence from profoundly deaf adults with cochlear implant.

Full Abstract

Oral random number generation is a widely used neuropsychological task engaging a number of overlapping neural systems of attention, number representation, response generation, and working memory. Although phonological processing is known to be essential for random number generation no information exists on the significance of the auditory feedback of hearing one's own voice on task performance. We therefore examined the influence of auditory feedback in 15 profoundly deaf adults with cochlear implants in a device-on/off experiment. No significant effects of occluding auditory feedback on random number generation were noted, thus supporting an internal response-monitoring model independent of auditory condition.

Author information

Author/s: Strenge, Hans (H); Müller-Deile, Joachim (J);

Affiliation: Institute of Medical Psychology, University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany. strenge(-atsign-)med-psych.uni-kiel.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology (J Clin Exp Neuropsychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Aug; vol 29 (issue 6) : pp 642-7

Dates: Created 2007/08/10; Completed 2007/11/28; Revised 2008/04/14;

PMID: 17691037, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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