Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160102326

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160102326

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The flipside of noise: Does it benefit listening and learning? People with low attention capacity can experience improvements in cognitive function (eg memory) in the presence of external white noise. This project aims to determine the brain mechanisms for this improvement and how it affects oral language comprehension and verbal learning. In doing so, the research would change the prevailing view that noise is always detrimental to mental processes, and provide a theoretical framework for predicting how an individual’s cognitive capacity is affected by the presence of noise. It may support the development of methods to improve educational participation and outcomes for children, particularly those with lower attention, and for older adults.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-12-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $359,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cognitive Science | Rehabilitation and Therapy (excl. Physiotherapy) | Linguistic Processes (incl. Speech Production and Comprehension)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Allied Health Therapies (excl. Mental Health Services) |

Other Keywords

Allied Health Therapies (excl. Mental Health Services) | Cognitive Science | Linguistic Processes (incl. Speech Production and Comprehension) | Rehabilitation and Therapy (excl. Physiotherapy)

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