Successful speech perception requires that listeners map the acoustic signal to linguistic
categories. These mappings are not only probabilistic, but change depending on the …

Speech from unfamiliar talkers can be difficult to comprehend initially. These difficulties tend
to dissipate with exposure, sometimes within minutes or less. Adaptivity in response to …

Humans are adept at understanding speech despite the fact that our natural listening
environment is often filled with interference. An example of this capacity is phoneme …

The past 25 years have seen the functional domain of the cerebellum extend beyond the
realm of motor control, with considerable discussion of how this subcortical structure …

Seeing a speaker's face enhances speech intelligibility in adverse environments. We
investigated the underlying network mechanisms by quantifying local speech …

Listeners must accomplish two complementary perceptual feats in extracting a message
from speech. They must discriminate linguistically-relevant acoustic variability and …

Unfamiliar accents can systematically shift speech acoustics away from community norms
and reduce comprehension. Yet, limited exposure improves comprehension. This …

Listeners possess a remarkable ability to adapt to acoustic variability in the realization of
speech sound categories (eg, different accents). The current work tests whether non-native …

Purpose Early studies of perceptual learning of dysarthric speech, those summarized in
Borrie, McAuliffe, and Liss (2012), yielded preliminary evidence that listeners could learn to …

Introduction Hearing loss in adults has a pervasive impact on health and well-being. Its
effects on everyday listening and communication can directly influence participation across …