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Neural indices of listening effort in noisy environments [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2019
AbstractListening in a noisy environment is challenging for individuals with normal hearing and can be a significant burden for those with hearing impairment. The extent to which this burden is alleviated by a hearing device is a major, unresolved issue for rehabilitation.
Andrew Dimitrijevic, Michael L. Smith, Darren S. Kadis, David R. Moore   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Multimodal Engagement Assessment in Children During Invented Story Paradigm With a Social Robot

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A multimodal framework is proposed to assess children's engagement during storytelling interactions with a social robot. Gaze, physiological, and behavioral data are combined and validated against observer ratings. An automated gaze‐labeling strategy is introduced, and supervised classifiers achieve high accuracy. The study supports scalable engagement
Laura Fiorini, Elena Adelucci, Stefano Scatigna, Lorenzo Pugi, Alice Bruni, Benedetta Carotenuto, Chiara Pecini, Filippo Cavallo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Music in noise recognition: An EEG study of listening effort in cochlear implant users and normal hearing controls.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Despite the plethora of studies investigating listening effort and the amount of research concerning music perception by cochlear implant (CI) users, the investigation of the influence of background noise on music processing has never been performed ...
Giulia Cartocci, Bianca Maria Serena Inguscio, Andrea Giorgi, Alessia Vozzi, Carlo Antonio Leone, Rosa Grassia, Walter Di Nardo, Tiziana Di Cesare, Anna Rita Fetoni, Francesco Freni, Francesco Ciodaro, Francesco Galletti, Roberto Albera, Andrea Canale, Lucia Oriella Piccioni, Fabio Babiloni   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multimodal Human–Robot Interaction Using Human Pose Estimation and Local Large Language Models

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A multimodal human–robot interaction framework integrates human pose estimation (HPE) and a large language model (LLM) for gesture‐ and voice‐based robot control. Speech‐to‐text (STT) enables voice command interpretation, while a safety‐aware arbitration mechanism prioritizes gesture input for rapid intervention.
Nasiru Aboki, Ilche Georgievski, Marco Aiello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brain benefits of deep learning-based noise management in experienced hearing aid users using functional near infrared spectroscopy

Scientific Reports
There is growing interest in using neuroimaging to understanding listening effort in individuals with hearing loss, with a particular focus on how innovative hearing aid features impact listening effort.
Jonathan M. Vaisberg, Carmen Dang, Yan Jiang, Jinyu Qian, Frank A. Russo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Energetic and Informational Components of Speech-on-Speech Masking in Binaural Speech Intelligibility and Perceived Listening Effort

Trends in Hearing, 2019
Speech perception in complex sound fields can greatly benefit from different unmasking cues to segregate the target from interfering voices. This study investigated the role of three unmasking cues (spatial separation, gender differences, and masker time
Jan Rennies, Virginia Best, Elin Roverud, Gerald Kidd   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Mind From Within: Visceral Roots of Human Cognition

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The physiological activity of visceral organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the gut, is surprisingly linked to many sophisticated mental operations, such as remembering the past, being aware of ourselves, making choices, and forging social bonds.
Alessandro Monti, Salvatore Maria Aglioti   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age, Cognition, and Listening Effort [PDF]

, 2015
Older adults are reported to have more difficulty understanding degraded speech than younger adults. This may be due to greater recruitment of cognitive resources in adverse listening conditions.
Mehta, Sapna
core   +1 more source

Absorption of Broadband Low‐Frequency Sound Beyond the Thermodynamics Limit: An Acoustic Resonator With Magnetic Bearing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents a magnetic‐bearing acoustic resonator that overcomes the thermodynamics limit of sound absorption. By introducing tunable negative stiffness, it achieves broadband low‐frequency absorption within a compact cavity, far exceeding the performance achievable by classic mass‐tuned designs.
Ying Hu, Zhe Zhang, Bohua Huang, Xue Han, Hallam Bastin Kilcoyne, Lixi Huang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disentangling listening effort and memory load beyond behavioural evidence: Pupillary response to listening effort during a concurrent memory task.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Recent research has demonstrated that pupillometry is a robust measure for quantifying listening effort. However, pupillary responses in listening situations where multiple cognitive functions are engaged and sustained over a period of time remain hard ...
Yue Zhang, Alexandre Lehmann, Mickael Deroche   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source