Our ability to make sense of the auditory world results from neural processing that begins in
the ear, goes through multiple subcortical areas, and continues in the cortex. The specific …

We perceive the world as stable and composed of discrete objects even though auditory and
visual inputs are often ambiguous owing to spatial and temporal occluders and changes in …

Neurons in sensory cortex are tuned to diverse features in natural scenes. But what
determines which features neurons become selective to? Here we explore the idea that …

Interaction with the world requires an organism to transform sensory signals into
representations in which behaviorally meaningful properties of the environment are made …

The mammalian auditory cortex is necessary to resolve temporal features in rapidly-
changing sound streams. This capability is crucial for speech comprehension in humans …

We investigate how the neural processing in auditory cortex is shaped by the statistics of
natural sounds. Hypothesising that auditory cortex (A1) represents the structural primitives …

As we interact with our surroundings, we encounter the same or similar objects from different
perspectives and are compelled to generalize. For example, despite their variety we …

To navigate complex acoustic environments, listeners adapt neural processes to focus on
behaviorally relevant sounds in the acoustic foreground while minimizing the impact of …

Speech recognition in noisy conditions is a major challenge for computer systems, but the
human brain performs it routinely and accurately. Automatic speech recognition (ASR) …

One of the unique characteristics of human hearing is its ability to recognize acoustic objects
even in presence of severe noise and distortions. In this article, we explore two mechanisms …