The fundamental perceptual unit in hearing is the'auditory object'. Similar to visual objects,
auditory objects are the computational result of the auditory system's capacity to detect …

The current review constitutes the first comprehensive look at the possibility that the
mismatch negativity (MMN, the deflection of the auditory ERP/ERF elicited by stimulus …

Some fifty years after the first physiological studies of auditory attention, the field is now
ripening, with exciting recent insights into the psychophysics, psychology, and neural basis …

Predictive processing of information is essential for goal-directed behavior. We offer an
account of auditory perception suggesting that representations of predictable patterns, or …

The Sense of Hearing is a highly accessible introduction to auditory perception, addressing
the fundamental aspects of hearing. This fourth edition has been revised to include up-to …

Publisher Summary This chapter explores the grou** mechanisms in music. Music
provides a complexity, rapidly changing acoustic spectrum, often derived from the …

Distinguishing between speakers and focusing attention on one speaker in multi‐speaker
environments is extremely important in everyday life. Exactly how the brain accomplishes …

Pitch is important for speech and music perception, and may also play a crucial role in our
ability to segregate sounds that arrive from different sources. This article reviews some basic …

In natural environments complex and continuous auditory stimulation is virtually ubiquitous.
The human auditory system has evolved to efficiently process an infinitude of everyday …

Just as the visual system parses complex scenes into identifiable objects, the auditory
system must organize sound elements scattered in frequency and time into coherent" …