Karen Banai

2025

Accuracy of Auditory and Auditory-Visual Voice Quality Perception by Speech Language Pathologists and Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialists

Finkelstein, M. Y., Banai, K. & Sella Weiss, O., 19 Feb 2025, (Published Online) In: Journal of Voice.

University of Haifa

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Effects of Systematicity on Word Learning in Preschool Children: The Case of Semitic Morpho-Phonology

Omar, N., Nir, B. & Banai, K., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Language and Speech.

University of Haifa

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2024

Task-Specific Rapid Auditory Perceptual Learning in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients: What Could It Mean for Speech Recognition

Khayr, R., Khnifes, R., Shpak, T. & Banai, K., 22 Oct 2024, In: Ear and Hearing. 45, 6, p. 1381-1395 15 p.

University of Haifa

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When more is less: the impact of multimorphemic words on learning word meaning

Omar, N., Banai, K. & Nir, B., 1 Dec 2024, In: Language and Cognition. 16, 4, p. 1852-1880 29 p.

University of Haifa

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2023

Implicit learning and individual differences in speech recognition: an exploratory study

Khayr, R., Karawani, H. & Banai, K., 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 14, 1238823.

University of Haifa

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Perceptual Learning: Policy Insights From Basic Research to Real-World Applications

Seitz, A. R., Sekuler, A., Dosher, B., Wright, B. A., Huang, C-B., Green, C. S., Pack, C. C., Sagi, D., Levi, D., Tadin, D., Quinlan, E., Jiang, F., Diaz, G. J., Ghose, G., Fiser, J., Banai, K., Visscher, K., Huxlin, K., Shams, L., Battelli, L., & 14 othersCarrasco, M., Herzog, M., Webster, M., Eckstein, M., Turk-Browne, N. B., Censor, N., De Weerd, P., Vogels, R., Hochstein, S., Watanabe, T., Sasaki, Y., Polat, U., Lu, Z-L. & Kourtzi, Z., Oct 2023, In: Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 10, 2, p. 324-332 9 p.

Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University, University of Haifa, Bar-Ilan University, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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2022

One Size Does Not Fit All: Examining the Effects of Working Memory Capacity on Spoken Word Recognition in Older Adults Using Eye Tracking

Nitsan, G., Banai, K. & Ben-David, B. M., 11 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 841466.

University of Haifa

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Rapid but specific perceptual learning partially explains individual differences in the recognition of challenging speech

Banai, K., Karawani, H., Lavie, L. & Lavner, Y., 15 Jun 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 10011.

University of Haifa

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Speech Perception in Older Adults: An Interplay of Hearing, Cognition, and Learning?

Shechter Shvartzman, L., Lavie, L. & Banai, K., 17 Feb 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 816864.

University of Haifa

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2021

Buteyko Breathing Technique for Exertion-Induced Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (EI-PVFM)

Katz, D. H., Sella, O., Golan, H., Banai, K., Van Swearingen, J., Krisciunas, G. P. & Abbott, K. V., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Voice. 35, 1, p. 40-51 12 p.

University of Haifa

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Learning beyond words Morphology and the encoding of hierarchical categories

Omar, N., Banai, K. & Nir, B., 31 Dec 2021, In: Mental Lexicon. 16, 2-3, p. 397-421 25 p.

University of Haifa

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Nina Kraus and individual differences in auditory processing

BANAI, KAREN., 2021, In: Canadian Audiologist. 8, 4, 1 p.

University of Haifa

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Size matters? Rapid automatized naming of shape sizes, reading accuracy and reading speed

Cohen-Mimran, R., Yifat, R. & Banai, K., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Research in Reading. 44, 4, p. 882-896 15 p.

University of Haifa

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2020

A role for incidental auditory learning in auditory-visual word learning among kindergarten children

Banai, K., Nir, B., Moav-Scheff, R. & Bar-Ziv, N., 17 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Vision. 20, 3, 4.

University of Haifa

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Rapid Perceptual Learning: A Potential Source of Individual Differences in Speech Perception Under Adverse Conditions?

Rotman, T., Lavie, L. & Banai, K., 2020, In: Trends in hearing. 24

University of Haifa

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Rapid Perceptual Learning and Individual Differences in Speech Perception: The Good, the Bad, and the Sad

Banai, K. & Lavie, L., 1 Oct 2020, Auditory Perception & Cognition, 3, 4, p. 201-211 11 p.

University of Haifa

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Tasks, Talkers, and the Perceptual Learning of Time-Compressed Speech

Tarabeih - Ghanayim, M., Lavner, Y. & Banai, K., 2 Apr 2020, Auditory Perception & Cognition, 3, 1-2, p. 33-54 22 p.

University of Haifa

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2019

Effects of stimulus repetition and training schedule on the perceptual learning of time-compressed speech and its transfer

Banai, K. & Lavner, Y., 1 Nov 2019, In: Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics. 81, 8, p. 2944-2955 12 p.

University of Haifa

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2018

Age, Hearing, and the Perceptual Learning of Rapid Speech

Manheim, M., Lavie, L. & Banai, K., 1 Jan 2018, In: Trends in hearing. 22

University of Haifa

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Learning to decipher time-compressed speech: Robust acquisition with a slight difficulty in generalization among young adults with developmental dyslexia

Gabay, Y., Karni, A. & Banai, K., Oct 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 10, e0205110.

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Learning to decipher time-compressed speech: Robust acquisition with a slight difficulty in generalization among young adults with developmental dyslexia

Gabay, Y., Karni, A. & Banai, K., Oct 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 10, e0205110.

University of Haifa

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Listening under difficult conditions: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis

Alain, C., Du, Y., Bernstein, L. J., Barten, T. & Banai, K., Jul 2018, In: Human Brain Mapping. 39, 7, p. 2695-2709 15 p.

University of Haifa

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2017

The perceptual learning of time-compressed speech: A comparison of training protocols with different levels of difficulty

Gabay, Y., Karni, A. & Banai, K., May 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 5, e0176488.

University of Haifa

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2016

Auditory Perceptual Learning in Adults with and without Age-Related Hearing Loss

Karawani, H., Bitan, T., Attias, J. & Banai, K., 3 Feb 2016, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 6, 2066.

University of Haifa

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Perceptual context and individual differences in the language proficiency of preschool children

Banai, K. & Yifat, R., 1 Feb 2016, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 142, p. 118-136 19 p.

University of Haifa

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The effects of exposure and training on the perception of time-compressed speech in native versus nonnative listeners

Banai, K. & Lavner, Y., 1 Sep 2016, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 140, 3, p. 1686-1696 11 p.

University of Haifa

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2015

Hearing aid-induced plasticity in the auditory system of older adults: Evidence from speech perception

Lavie, L., Banai, K., Karni, A. & Attias, J., 1 Oct 2015, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 58, 5, p. 1601-1610 10 p.

University of Haifa

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Hearing aid-induced plasticity in the auditory system of older adults: Evidence from speech perception

Lavie, L., Banai, K., Karni, A. & Attias, J., 1 Oct 2015, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 58, 5, p. 1601-1610 10 p.

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Phonological memory and word learning deficits in children with specific language impairment: A role for perceptual context?

Moav-Scheff, R., Yifat, R. & Banai, K., 1 Oct 2015, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 45-46, p. 384-399 16 p.

University of Haifa

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The effects of stimulus variability on the perceptual learning of speech and non-speech stimuli

Banai, K. & Amitay, S., 25 Feb 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 2, e0118465.

University of Haifa

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2014

Better together: Reduced compliance after sequential versus simultaneous bilateral hearing aids fitting

Lavie, L., Banai, K., Attias, J. & Karni, A., Mar 2014, In: American Journal of Audiology. 23, 1, p. 93-98 6 p.

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Better together: Reduced compliance after sequential versus simultaneous bilateral hearing aids fitting

Lavie, L., Banai, K., Attias, J. & Karni, A., Mar 2014, In: American Journal of Audiology. 23, 1, p. 93-98 6 p.

University of Haifa

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How difficult is difficult? Speech perception in noise in the elderly hearing impaired

Lavie, L., Banai, K., Attias, J. & Karni, A., 1 Sep 2014, In: Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 25, 3, p. 313-316 4 p.

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How difficult is difficult? Speech perception in noise in the elderly hearing impaired

Lavie, L., Banai, K., Attias, J. & Karni, A., 1 Sep 2014, In: Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 25, 3, p. 313-316 4 p.

University of Haifa

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Rapid adaptation to time-compressed speech in young and older adults

Simhony, M., Grinberg, M., Lavie, L. & Banai, K., 1 Sep 2014, In: Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 25, 3, p. 285-288 4 p.

University of Haifa

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The effects of training length on the perceptual learning of time-compressed speech and its generalization

Banai, K. & Lavner, Y., 1 Oct 2014, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 136, 4, p. 1908-1917 10 p.

University of Haifa

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2013

Musical Experience, Auditory Perception and Reading-Related Skills in Children

Banai, K. & Ahissar, M., 24 Sep 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 9, e75876.

University of Haifa, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Prolonged development of auditory skills: A role for perceptual anchoring?

Banai, K. & Yuval-Weiss, N., Jul 2013, In: Cognitive Development. 28, 3, p. 300-311 12 p.

University of Haifa

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The development of speech-in-noise perception in Hebrew-speaking school-age children

Kedmy, M., Topper, T., Cohen-Mimran, R. & Banai, K., Sep 2013, In: Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 24, 3, p. 185-189 5 p.

University of Haifa

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2012

Anchoring in 4- to 6-year-old children relates to predictors of reading

Banai, K. & Yifat, R., Aug 2012, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 112, 4, p. 403-416 14 p.

University of Haifa

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Auditory working memory and early reading skills in Hebrew-speaking preschool children

Banai, K. & Yifat, R., Sep 2012, In: Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 23, 3, p. 109-115 7 p.

University of Haifa

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Perceptual Learning of Time-Compressed Speech: More than Rapid Adaptation

Banai, K. & Lavner, Y., 9 Oct 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 10, e47099.

University of Haifa

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Reflexive Expressions as Discourse Strategies in Teachers' Talk to Children with Developmental Language Disorders in Language-based Kindergartens

Yifat, R., Zadunaisky-Ehrlich, S., Uziel-Karl, S. & Banai, K., 3 Apr 2012, Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, 3, 1, p. 91-113 23 p.

University of Haifa

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