Effects of training and using an audio-tactile sensory substitution device on speech-in-noise understanding

K Cieśla, T Wolak, A Lorens, M Mentzel… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding speech in background noise is challenging. Wearing face-masks, imposed
by the COVID19-pandemics, makes it even harder. We developed a multi-sensory setup …

Intelligibility of noise-adapted and clear speech in energetic and informational maskers for native and nonnative listeners

K Meemann, R Smiljanić - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: This study explored clear speech (CS) and noise-adapted speech (NAS)
intelligibility benefits for native and nonnative English listeners. It also examined how the two …

Impact of depression on speech perception in noise

Z Xie, BD Zinszer, M Riggs, CG Beevers… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Effective speech communication is critical to everyday quality of life and social well-being. In
addition to the well-studied deficits in cognitive and motor function, depression also impacts …

Continuous speech tracking in bilinguals reflects adaptation to both language and noise

BD Zinszer, Q Yuan, Z Zhang, B Chandrasekaran… - Brain and language, 2022 - Elsevier
Listeners regularly comprehend continuous speech despite noisy conditions. Previous
studies show that neural tracking of speech degrades under noise, predicts comprehension …

Phonological and semantic similarity of misperceived words in babble: Effects of sentence context, age, and hearing loss

B Vickery, D Fogerty, JR Dubno - The Journal of the Acoustical Society …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigated how age and hearing loss influence the misperceptions made when
listening to sentences in babble. Open-set responses to final words in sentences with low …

Second language experience facilitates sentence recognition in temporally-modulated noise for non-native listeners

J Guan, X Cao, C Liu - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Non-native listeners deal with adverse listening conditions in their daily life much harder
than native listeners. However, previous work in our laboratories found that native Chinese …

Older adult recognition error patterns when listening to interrupted speech and speech in steady-state noise

KG Smith, D Fogerty - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This study examined sentence recognition errors made by older adults in degraded listening
conditions compared to a previous sample of younger adults. We examined speech …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of modality onset asynchrony and processing time on the recognition of text-supplemented speech

KG Smith, D Fogerty - JASA Express Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This study examined the effect of modality onset asynchrony and response processing time
for the recognition of text-supplemented speech. Speech and text were periodically …

[PDF][PDF] TAUSTAPUHEEN JA-MELUN HÄIRINTÄVAIKUTUS ENGLANNINKIELISEN PUHEEN YMMÄRTÄMISEEN SUOMENKIELISILLÄ AIKUISILLA

E Mäki - 2023 - utupub.fi
Tämän pro gradu-tutkielman tarkoituksena on selvittää, miten aikuiset äidinkieleltään
suomenkieliset tutkittavat ymmärtävät L2-kielistä eli englanninkielistä kohdepuhetta …

[PDF][PDF] Comprehension under noise in L1 and L2: Acoustic entrainment of speech envelope

BD Zinszer, Q Yuan, Z Zhang, B Chandrasekaran… - scholar.archive.org
Listeners regularly comprehend continuous speech despite noisy conditions. Previous
studies show that cortical entrainment to speech degrades under noise, predicts …