In this overview, we describe literature on how speech production and speech perception change in healthy or normal aging across the adult lifespan. In the production section, we review acoustic characteristics that have been investigated as potentially distinguishing younger and older adults. In the speech perception section studies concerning speaker age estimation and those investigating older listeners’ perception are addressed. Our discussion focuses on major themes and other fruitful areas for future research.

Tucker B.V., Ford C., Hedges S. (2021). Speech aging: Production and perception. WIREs Cogn Sci. 2021; e1557.

By Train:

• Get off at Bay / Enterprise Square.
• Follow the the signs that say “103 Street – Jasper Avenue – Enterprise Square” to the top.
• Take the “103 Street North” exit doors.
• Do NOT exit the station. Go through sliding doors on the right labeled “East Enterprise Square”.
• Proceed to the 3rd floor of the building.
• Follow signs for rooms 3-501
• The room will be locked but a researcher will meet you outside of this room and escort you to the office space where the experiment will be conducted

Driving or by Bus:

• There are a variety of buses that offer service to Enterprise Square. Use the following link to find the appropriate bus route: https://goo.gl/maps/1scn24fpq9K2
• Enterprise square is located on Jasper Ave between 103rd and 102nd street NW.
• Once you have entered Enterprise Square, proceed to the 3rd floor of the building.
• Follow the signs for rooms 3-501
• The room will be locked but a researcher will meet you outside of this room and escort you to the office space where the experiment will be conducted

Driving:

*Please let us know if you will be needing a parking stall at least 2 days before you arrive. Parking spots cannot be guaranteed.

• Once on Saskatchewan Drive NW turn at the sign that says “National Research Council of Canada”
• Continue driving on this road until you MUST turn either left or right. Turn Left towards the red brick buildings
• Take the next right; you will then see a vertical brown sign that says Assiniboia Hall.
• Private parking will be on your left. Please park in stall labeled “Department of Linguistics”. An image of parking stall sign is provided below for your convenience.
  
• Enter the door by the parking stalls and proceed to the 4th floor, room 4-02 where a researcher will be waiting for you
• Click on the following link for driving directions: DrivingMap
  

  Parking stall sign for Assiniboia Hall

By Train:

• Get off at University Station.
• Follow the signs that say “Dentistry/Pharmacy” to the top.
• Head towards the Students Union Building (SUB on map).
• Turn right once you reach SUB and follow the path.
• Look for the building with the Assiniboia Hall sign, it will be on your left.
• Enter the building and proceed to the 4th floor, room 4-02 where a researcher will be waiting for you.

By Bus:

• Get off at the University of Alberta transit station.
• Head towards the Students Union Building (SUB on map).
• Turn right once you reach SUB and follow the path.
• Look for the building with the Assiniboia Hall sign, it will be on your left.
• Enter the building and proceed to the 4th floor, Room 4-02 where a researcher will be waiting for you.
  Click on the following link for directions using Edmonton Transit: TransitMap