In this paper, the auditory model developed by Dau, Kollmeier, and Kohlrausch [(1997). J.
Acoust. Soc. Am. 102, 2892–2905] was used to simulate the perceptual similarity between …

Music training is generally assumed to improve perceptual and cognitive abilities. Although
correlational data highlight positive associations, experimental results are inconclusive …

It remains unclear whether musical training is associated with improved speech
understanding in a noisy environment, with different studies reaching differing conclusions …

A number of auditory models have been developed using diverging approaches, either
physiological or perceptual, but they share comparable stages of signal processing, as they …

Understanding speech in background noise poses a challenge in daily communication,
which is a particular problem among the elderly. Although musical expertise has often been …

The Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) project aims to provide a new clinical profiling tool—
a test battery—for hearing loss characterization. Although the loss of sensitivity can be …

The ability to understand speech in complex environments depends on the brain's ability to
preserve the precise timing characteristics of the speech signal. Age-related declines in …

Age-related cochlear synaptopathy (CS) has been shown to occur in rodents with minimal
noise exposure, and has been hypothesized to play a crucial role in age-related hearing …

Interaural phase difference (IPD) discrimination upper frequency limits and just-noticeable
differences (JNDs), interaural level difference (ILD) JNDs, and diotic intensity JNDs were …

Objective: This article aimed to assess the relationship between musical training and age-
related changes in binaural, temporal, and spatial processing abilities. Design: A standard …