Auditory perceptual learning and changes in the conceptualization of auditory cortex

DRF Irvine - Hearing research, 2018 - Elsevier
Perceptual learning, improvement in discriminative ability as a consequence of training, is
one of the forms of sensory system plasticity that has driven profound changes in our …

Improving older adults' understanding of challenging speech: Auditory training, rapid adaptation and perceptual learning

RE Bieber, S Gordon-Salant - Hearing Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The literature surrounding auditory perceptual learning and auditory training for challenging
speech signals in older adult listeners is highly varied, in terms of both study methodology …

Coordinated plasticity in brainstem and auditory cortex contributes to enhanced categorical speech perception in musicians

GM Bidelman, MW Weiss, S Moreno… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Musicianship is associated with neuroplastic changes in brainstem and cortical structures,
as well as improved acuity for behaviorally relevant sounds including speech. However …

Predicting dementia with prefrontal electroencephalography and event-related potential

DNT Doan, B Ku, J Choi, M Oh, K Kim… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To examine whether prefrontal electroencephalography (EEG) can be used for
screening dementia. Methods: We estimated the global cognitive decline using the results of …

Short-and long-term neuroplasticity interact during the perceptual learning of concurrent speech

J MacLean, J Stirn, A Sisson, GM Bidelman - Cerebral Cortex, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Plasticity from auditory experience shapes the brain's encoding and perception of sound.
However, whether such long-term plasticity alters the trajectory of short-term plasticity during …

Restoration of sensory input may improve cognitive and neural function

H Karawani, K Jenkins, S Anderson - Neuropsychologia, 2018 - Elsevier
Age-related hearing loss is one of the most prevalent health conditions among the elderly.
Hearing loss may lead to social isolation, depression, and cognitive decline in older adults …

Effects of noise on the behavioral and neural categorization of speech

GM Bidelman, LC Bush, AM Boudreaux - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
We investigated whether the categorical perception (CP) of speech might also provide a
mechanism that aids its perception in noise. We varied signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)[clear, 0 …

Electrophysiological assessment of auditory stimulus-specific plasticity in schizophrenia

RP Mears, KM Spencer - Biological psychiatry, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Disrupted neuroplasticity may be an important aspect of the neural basis of
schizophrenia. We used event-related brain potentials (ERPs) to assay neuroplasticity after …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive neurophysiological measures of learning: a meta-analysis

AM Tinga, TT de Back, MM Louwerse - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2019 - Elsevier
In a meta-analysis of 113 experiments we examined neurophysiological outcomes of
learning, and the relationship between neurophysiological and behavioral outcomes of …

The role of response bias in perceptual learning.

PR Jones, DR Moore, DE Shub… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
Sensory judgments improve with practice. Such perceptual learning is often thought to
reflect an increase in perceptual sensitivity. However, it may also represent a decrease in …