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Stream segregation, musical abilities, and the development of speech perception in noise

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Nonlinguistic auditory abilities (e.g., stream segregation, musical perceptual abilities) are thought to contribute to speech perception in noise. How their development interacts with that of speech perception in noise remains unknown. Here, we aimed to (i) investigate the development of speech perception in noise and stream segregation and (ii) explore the relationship between musical abilities, stream segregation, and speech perception in noise throughout development. Our results confirmed the protracted developmental trajectory of both stream segregation and speech perception in noise. Importantly, they suggest that musical perceptual abilities indirectly contribute to speech perception in noise by means of improved stream segregation.

Source: JASA Express Letters

DOI: 10.1121/10.0034543

Authors: Elena Benocci, Axelle Calcus

Institution: Université Libre de Bruxelles

Language: English

Topic: Neuroscience and Music Perception

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Award: childrEn and Adults heaRing in noise: individual Differences in the Neurophysiology of Audition