AMT 1. x: A toolbox for reproducible research in auditory modeling

P Majdak, C Hollomey… - Acta Acustica, 2022 - acta-acustica.edpsciences.org
The Auditory Modeling Toolbox (AMT) is a MATLAB/Octave toolbox for the development and
application of computational auditory models with a particular focus on binaural hearing …

Traffic noise and adiposity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

SY Gui, KJ Wu, Y Sun, YN Chen, HR Liang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Traffic noise has attracted much attention as a significant and intractable public health threat.
This study was designed as a systematical review to explore the association of traffic noise …

A joint framework for blind prediction of binaural speech intelligibility and perceived listening effort

J Rennies, S Röttges, R Huber, CF Hauth, T Brand - Hearing Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Speech perception is strongly affected by noise and reverberation in the listening room, and
binaural processing can substantially facilitate speech perception in conditions when target …

The effect of fundamental frequency contour similarity on multi-talker listening in older and younger adults

PA Wasiuk, M Lavandier, E Buss, J Oleson… - The Journal of the …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Older adults with hearing loss have greater difficulty recognizing target speech in multi-talker
environments than young adults with normal hearing, especially when target and masker …

A series of SNR-based speech intelligibility models in the Auditory Modeling Toolbox

M Lavandier, T Vicente… - Acta Acustica, 2022 - acta-acustica.edpsciences.org
This technical paper presents a series of speech intelligibility models that have been
developed since the original version proposed by Lavandier and Culling [(2010). Journal of …

Modelling binaural unmasking and the intelligibility of speech in noise and reverberation for normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners

T Vicente, JM Buchholz, M Lavandier - The Journal of the Acoustical …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigated the effect of hearing loss on binaural unmasking (BU) for the
intelligibility of speech in noise. Speech reception thresholds (SRTs) were measured with …

[HTML][HTML] Band importance for speech-in-speech recognition

E Buss, A Bosen - JASA Express Letters, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Predicting masked speech perception typically relies on estimates of the spectral distribution
of cues supporting recognition. Current methods for estimating band importance for speech …

Effects of better-ear glimpsing, binaural unmasking, and spectral resolution on spatial release from masking in cochlear-implant users

BE Gibbs, JGW Bernstein, DS Brungart… - The Journal of the …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Bilateral cochlear-implant (BICI) listeners obtain less spatial release from masking (SRM;
speech-recognition improvement for spatially separated vs co-located conditions) than …

Individual differences in speech intelligibility at a cocktail party: A modeling perspective

M Lavandier, CR Mason, LS Baltzell… - The Journal of the …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This study aimed at predicting individual differences in speech reception thresholds (SRTs)
in the presence of symmetrically placed competing talkers for young listeners with …

Investigating the role of harmonic cancellation in speech-on-speech masking

L Prud'homme, M Lavandier, V Best - Hearing research, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the role of harmonic cancellation in the intelligibility of speech in
“cocktail party” situations. While there is evidence that harmonic cancellation plays a role in …