Theories of visual attention argue that attention operates on perceptual objects, and thus
that interactions between object formation and selective attention determine how competing …

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 …

This fully updated and revised sixth edition of Hearing: An Introduction to Psychological and
Physiological Acoustics provides a comprehensive introduction for graduate students and …

A common complaint among listeners with hearing loss (HL) is that they have difficulty
communicating in common social settings. This article reviews how normal-hearing listeners …

As technology expands and evolves, one-dimensional, graphical user interface (GUI) design
becomes increasingly limiting and simplistic. Designers must meet the challenge of …

Although most research on the perception of speech has been conducted with speech
presented without any competing sounds, we almost always listen to speech against a …

Children who are typically developing often struggle to hear and understand speech in the
presence of competing background sounds, particularly when the background sounds are …

The ASA Press imprint represents a collaboration between the Acoustical Society of America
and Springer dedicated to encouraging the publication of important new books in acoustics …

Bilateral cochlear implantation is becoming a standard of care in many clinics. While much
benefit has been shown through bilateral implantation, patients who have bilateral cochlear …

Bilateral cochlear implantation is increasingly becoming the standard in the clinical
treatment of bilateral deafness. The main motivation is to provide users of bilateral cochlear …