Why listening in background noise is harder in a non-native language than in a native language: A review

O Scharenborg, M van Os - Speech Communication, 2019 - Elsevier
There is ample evidence that recognising words in a non-native language is more difficult
than in a native language, even for those with a high proficiency in the non-native language …

What can computational models learn from human selective attention? A review from an audiovisual unimodal and crossmodal perspective

D Fu, C Weber, G Yang, M Kerzel, W Nan… - Frontiers in integrative …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Selective attention plays an essential role in information acquisition and utilization from the
environment. In the past 50 years, research on selective attention has been a central topic in …

Out of the noise: Effects of sound environment on maths performance in middle-school students

S Caviola, C Visentin, E Borella, I Mammarella… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The main goal of the present research is to gain a better understanding of the consequences
of background noise on learning, with a specific focus on how noise may impair maths …

A comparison of simultaneously-obtained measures of listening effort: Pupil dilation, verbal response time and self-rating

C Visentin, C Valzolgher, M Pellegatti… - … Journal of Audiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The aim of this study was to assess to what extent simultaneously-obtained
measures of listening effort (task-evoked pupil dilation, verbal response time [RT], and self …

A transparent mask and clear speech benefit speech intelligibility in individuals with hearing loss

H Yi, M Choudhury, C Hicks - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the impacts of a surgical mask and a
transparent mask on audio-only and audiovisual speech intelligibility in noise (ie, 0 dB …

Processing of degraded speech in brain disorders

J Jiang, E Benhamou, S Waters, JCS Johnson… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The speech we hear every day is typically “degraded” by competing sounds and the
idiosyncratic vocal characteristics of individual speakers. While the comprehension of …

A Wearable Device of 360° Speech Tracking and Enhancement for Hearing Loss Students in Class

YC Du, ASA Elsharkawi, CB Xu, WS Ciou… - IEEE Sensors …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This research proposed a new wearable device with a microphone array and camera
speech tracking and enhancement over a full range of 360° of a specific speaker. The …

Efficacy of the digit-in-noise test: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Kwak, JH Seo, Y Oh, W Han - Journal of Audiology & …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and Objectives Although the digit-in-noise (DIN) test is simple and quick, little is
known about its key factors. This study explored the considerable components of the DIN …

Auditory pattern representations under conditions of uncertainty—an ERP study

M Bader, E Schröger, S Grimm - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The auditory system is able to recognize auditory objects and is thought to form predictive
models of them even though the acoustic information arriving at our ears is often imperfect …

Do age and linguistic background alter the audiovisual advantage when listening to speech in the presence of energetic and informational masking?

M Avivi-Reich, K Puka, BA Schneider - Attention, Perception, & …, 2018 - Springer
We examined how the type of masker presented in the background affected the extent to
which visual information enhanced speech recognition, and whether the effect was …