Experience-dependent characteristics of auditory function, especially with regard to speech-
evoked auditory neurophysiology, have garnered increasing attention in recent years. This …

Experience shapes the central nervous system throughout life. Structural and functional
plasticity confers a remarkable ability on the brain, allowing neural circuits to adequately …

Development of the Nervous System presents a broad and basic treatment of the
established and evolving principles of neural development as exemplified by key …

The human auditory brainstem is thought to undergo rapid developmental changes early in
life until age∼ 2 followed by prolonged stability until aging-related changes emerge …

The cerebral cortex is plastic and represents the world according to the significance of
sensory stimuli. However, cortical networks are embodied in complex circuits, including …

The intrauterine environment allows the fetus to begin hearing low-frequency sounds in a
protected fashion, ensuring initial optimal development of the peripheral and central auditory …

Despite the prevalence of poverty worldwide, little is known about how early socioeconomic
adversity affects auditory brain function. Socioeconomically disadvantaged children are …

Early binaural experience can recalibrate central auditory circuits that support spatial
hearing. However, it is not known how binaural integration matures shortly after hearing …

In multitalker backgrounds, the auditory cortex of adult humans tracks the attended speech
stream rather than the global auditory scene. Still, it is unknown whether such preferential …

Vocal learners use early social experience to develop auditory skills specialized for
communication. However, it is unknown where in the auditory pathway neural responses …