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Effects of hearing loss on interaural time difference sensitivity at low and high frequencies
Virginia Best1, H. Steven Colburn1, Lucas S. Baltzell11Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, USA While many studies have reported a loss of sensitivity to interaural time differences (ITDs) carried in the fine-structure of low-frequency signals for listeners with hearing impairment (HI), relatively few data are available on the perception of ITDs …
Does exposure to noise in military service affect the progression of hearing loss with increasing age?
Brian C. J. Moore1, David A. Lowe21Cambridge Hearing Group, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EB, UK2ENT Department. James Cook University Hospital, Marton Rd, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS4 3BW, UK It is commonly believed that the effects of exposure to noise cease once the exposure itself has ceased. If this is the …
Predicting 9-year language ability from preschool speech recognition in noise in children using cochlear implants
Teresa Y. C. Ching1,2, Linda Cupples2, Mark Seeto1, Vicky Zhang1,2, Carmen Kung1,21National Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney, Australia2Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia The presence of congenital permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL) reduces auditory access to spectral and temporal cues in the speech signal, thereby influencing the development of auditory processing and language abilities in children. …
Development of voice perception from childhood to adulthood in normal hearing and with cochlear implants
Deniz Başkent1,21Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands2University of Groningen, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Research School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences, Groningen, Netherlands Perception of a speaker’s voice is not only important for talker identification, but also for assessing their emotional state and better understanding their …
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Auditory cortex plasticity supports social learning
Dan H. Sanes1,2,3, Nihaad Paraouty11Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, USA2Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, USA3Department of Biology, New York University, New York, USA The acquisition of new skills, including aural communication, can be facilitated when a naïve observer is exposed to a conspecific performing a well-defined behavior (i.e., …