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

Recent studies disagree on whether musicians have an advantage over non-musicians in
understanding speech in noise. However, it has been suggested that musicians may be able …

Introduction Recent studies have shown that musical practice and training are effective and
have the potential to assist in the acquisition and improvement of auditory skills. Objective …

Dynamic frequency changes in sound provide critical cues for speech perception. Most
previous studies examining frequency discrimination in cochlear implant (CI) users have …

Studies suggest that long-term music experience enhances the brain's ability to segregate
speech from noise. Musicians'“speech-in-noise (SIN) benefit” is based largely on perception …

Objectives: Speech-in-noise (SIN) perception is essential for everyday communication. In
most communication situations, the listener requires the ability to process simultaneous …

Pitch is an important perceptual feature; however, it is poorly understood how its cortical
correlates are shaped by absolute vs relative fundamental frequency (f 0), and by neural …

Cochlear implant (CI) users commonly report degraded musical sound quality. To improve
CI-mediated music perception and enjoyment, we must understand factors that affect sound …

Objectives: Clinical measures evaluating hearing performance in cochlear implant (CI) users
depend on attention and linguistic skills, which limits the evaluation of auditory perception in …

Introduction Most cochlear implant (CI) users have difficulty in listening tasks that rely
strongly on perception of frequency changes (eg, speech perception in noise, musical …