The effects of cochlear implants on sequential time perception

Sigal Eden, Keren Leibovitz-Ganon

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

The study aimed to improve sequential time perception among deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children with and without cochlear implants (CIs) by administering an intervention programme using virtual-reality (VR) technology. The study included 55 children 7–10 years old who were divided into 3 groups: DHH children with CIs, DHH children without CIs, and a control group of typically-hearing children. Pre- and post- the intervention (8 weekly individual meetings), participants completed a sequential time measure. Results indicated that at pre-intervention, DHH children demonstrated less sequential time perception compared to typically-hearing children. Following the intervention, both research groups demonstrated significant improvement in sequential time perception. However, the improvement was much more significant in the group of children without CIs. Moreover, DHH children who received implants after the age of language acquisition (postlingually) showed a greater improvement in this measure compared to children who received implants prior to the age of language acquisition (prelingually).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)160-178
Number of pages19
JournalDeafness and Education International
Volume24
Issue number2
Early online date29 Mar 2021
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Keywords

  • Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH)
  • cochlear implant
  • sequential time
  • time perception
  • virtual reality

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The effects of cochlear implants on sequential time perception'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this