Linear modeling of neurophysiological responses to speech and other continuous stimuli: methodological considerations for applied research

MJ Crosse, NJ Zuk, GM Di Liberto, AR Nidiffer… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cognitive neuroscience, in particular research on speech and language, has seen an
increase in the use of linear modeling techniques for studying the processing of natural …

Continuous speech processing

C Brodbeck, JZ Simon - Current Opinion in Physiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Speech processing in the human brain is grounded in non-specific auditory processing in
the general mammalian brain, but relies on human-specific adaptations for processing …

The quest for ecological validity in hearing science: What it is, why it matters, and how to advance it

G Keidser, G Naylor, DS Brungart, A Caduff… - Ear and …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Ecological validity is a relatively new concept in hearing science. It has been cited as
relevant with increasing frequency in publications over the past 20 years, but without any …

[HTML][HTML] Neural tracking of linguistic and acoustic speech representations decreases with advancing age

M Gillis, J Kries, M Vandermosten, T Francart - NeuroImage, 2023 - Elsevier
Background: Older adults process speech differently, but it is not yet clear how aging affects
different levels of processing natural, continuous speech, both in terms of bottom-up acoustic …

Hearing impairment is associated with enhanced neural tracking of the speech envelope

L Decruy, J Vanthornhout, T Francart - Hearing Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Elevated hearing thresholds in hearing impaired adults are usually compensated by
providing amplification through a hearing aid. In spite of restoring hearing sensitivity …

Predicting individual speech intelligibility from the cortical tracking of acoustic-and phonetic-level speech representations

D Lesenfants, J Vanthornhout, E Verschueren… - Hearing research, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To objectively measure speech intelligibility of individual subjects from the EEG,
based on cortical tracking of different representations of speech: low-level acoustical, higher …

Neural synchronization is strongest to the spectral flux of slow music and depends on familiarity and beat salience

K Weineck, OX Wen, MJ Henry - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Neural activity in the auditory system synchronizes to sound rhythms, and brain–
environment synchronization is thought to be fundamental to successful auditory perception …

Neural tracking as a diagnostic tool to assess the auditory pathway

M Gillis, J Van Canneyt, T Francart, J Vanthornhout - Hearing Research, 2022 - Elsevier
When a person listens to sound, the brain time-locks to specific aspects of the sound. This is
called neural tracking and it can be investigated by analysing neural responses (eg …

Objective evidence of temporal processing deficits in older adults

S Anderson, H Karawani - Hearing research, 2020 - Elsevier
The older listener's ability to understand speech in challenging environments may be
affected by impaired temporal processing. This review summarizes objective evidence of …

The effects of data quantity on performance of temporal response function analyses of natural speech processing

J Mesik, M Wojtczak - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, temporal response function (TRF) analyses of neural activity recordings
evoked by continuous naturalistic stimuli have become increasingly popular for …