Caroline Champougny, University of Utah (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Caroline Champougny, University of Utah

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Caroline Champougny, a neurolinguist and visiting scholar at the University of Utah, conducted a small study indicating that older people with impaired hearing have more trouble than young people understanding British accents when there is background noise.

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Lee J. Siegel, University of Utah

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