Department of Audiology, JSS Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysuru, India.
J Int Adv Otol. 2024 Sep 26;20(5):405-410. doi: 10.5152/iao.2024.241504.
The study aimed to determine whether there was a difference or an association between auditory memory and visual memory in typically developing children. Eighteen children, aged 8 to 12 years, with normal hearing and visual acuity, were evaluated using the Children's Memory Scale (CMS) to determine their auditory and visual memory performance. Using the core subtest battery of the CMS, auditory/verbal (immediate and delayed), visual/nonverbal (immediate and delayed), and general memory index scores were assessed. No significant difference was found between auditory/verbal memory and visual/nonverbal memory scores for both immediate and delayed recall. Likewise, no correlation between auditory/verbal memory and visual/nonverbal memory scores was found. However, there was a significant correlation between immediate and delayed recall scores within each modality. The non-significant difference between the two modalities for both immediate and delayed recall gives the impression that memory is modality independent. However, the lack of any correlation between the two suggests there was no association between them. The absence of a significant difference between modalities can be attributed to the auditory and visual test material used in CMS not being analogous. It can thus be inferred that the auditory and visual modalities are independent. While the visual material evaluates simultaneous/concurrent perception, the auditory material assesses sequential perception.
本研究旨在确定听觉记忆和视觉记忆在正常发育儿童之间是否存在差异或关联。18 名年龄在 8 至 12 岁、听力和视力正常的儿童接受了儿童记忆量表（CMS）的评估，以确定他们的听觉和视觉记忆表现。使用 CMS 的核心子测试组合，评估了听觉/言语（即时和延迟）、视觉/非言语（即时和延迟）和一般记忆指数分数。即时和延迟回忆时，听觉/言语记忆和视觉/非言语记忆得分之间没有显著差异。同样，听觉/言语记忆和视觉/非言语记忆得分之间也没有相关性。然而，在每种模态内，即时和延迟回忆得分之间存在显著相关性。两种模态的即时和延迟回忆之间没有显著差异，这给人一种记忆是独立于模态的印象。然而，两者之间没有任何相关性表明它们之间没有关联。模态之间没有显著差异可以归因于 CMS 中使用的听觉和视觉测试材料不相似。因此，可以推断听觉和视觉模态是独立的。虽然视觉材料评估同时/并发感知，但是听觉材料评估顺序感知。
