Beyond Accuracy: Cognitive Speed in Speech-in-Noise Processing and Its Implications for the Ease of Language Understanding Model

Jerker Rönnberg; Erik Marsja; Henrik Danielsson; Emil Holmer; Örjan Dahlström

doi:10.1044/2026_jslhr-25-00773

April 15, 2026Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

Beyond Accuracy: Cognitive Speed in Speech-in-Noise Processing and Its Implications for the Ease of Language Understanding Model

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Key Points

The aim is to explore the relationship between cognitive speed and speech-in-noise processing, particularly how it affects language understanding.
Analyzed the relationship between cognitive speed and speech-in-noise processing.
Examined the role of working memory speed and executive speed.
Assessed the predictive ability of executive speed on rapid automatized naming (RAN).
Cognitive speed is linked to speech-in-noise (SPIN) processing and the ease of language understanding (ELU) model.
Executive speed can predict RAN performance effectively.
SPIN serves as a potential early indicator of cognitive decline.

Implication

Cognitive speed impacts language understanding in adults, suggesting a link to cognitive decline.

Abstract

Cognitive speed fractionates in line with the ELU. Working memory speed, unlike accuracy, does not drive SPIN. Executive speed selectively predicts RAN, and SPIN relates to RAN, supporting SPIN's potential as an early proxy for cognitive decline.

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Rönnberg et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Beyond Accuracy: Cognitive Speed in Speech-in-Noise Processing and Its Implications for the Ease of Language Understanding Model

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Beyond Accuracy: Cognitive Speed in Speech-in-Noise Processing and Its Implications for the Ease of Language Understanding Model

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