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This study was designed to characterize the effect of background noise on the identification of syllables using behavioral and electrophysiological measures. Twenty normal-hearing adults (18–30 years) performed an identification task in a two-alternative forced-choice paradigm. Stimuli consisted of naturally produced syllables/da/and/ga/embedded in white noise. The noise was initiated 1000 ms before the onset of the speech stimuli in order to separate the auditory event related potentials (AERP) response to noise onset from that to the speech. Syllables were presented in quiet and in five SNRs:+ 15⁠,+ 3⁠, 0,− 3⁠, and− 6 dB⁠. Results show that (1) performance accuracy, d′⁠, and reaction time were affected by the noise, more so for reaction time;(2) both N1 and P3 latency were prolonged as noise levels increased, more so for P3;(3)/ga/was better identified than/da/, in all noise conditions; and (4) P3 latency …