Hearing loss is a significant problem that affects at least 15% of the population. This
percentage, however, is likely significantly higher because of a variety of auditory disorders …

Forward masking is generally greater for Gaussian noise (GN) than for low-fluctuation noise
maskers, ie, GN disruption. Because the minimal hearing loss that is associated with older …

The CHRNA7 gene that encodes the α7-subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-
nAChR) has been associated with some autism spectrum disorders and other …

Auditory neuronal responses are modified by background noise. Inferior colliculus (IC)
neuronal responses adapt to the most frequent sound level within an acoustic scene …

A paradoxical nonlinear phenomenon called post-inhibitory facilitation (PIF) has been
observed in the superior olive neuron for precise sound localization, which means that an …

Neural responses to sudden changes can be observed in many parts of the sensory
pathways at different organizational levels. For example, deviants that violate regularity at …

Previous physiological and psychophysical studies have explored whether feedback to the
cochlea from the efferent system influences forward masking. The present work proposes …

A phenomenological model of the responses of neurons in the superior paraolivary nucleus
(SPON) of the rodent is presented in this study. Pure tones at the characteristic frequency …

The perception of a sound can be influenced by another sound in a space-dependent
manner. An understanding of this perceptual phenomenon depends on knowledge about …

Detection thresholds for auditory stimuli (signals) increase in the presence of maskers.
Natural environments contain maskers/distractors that can have a wide range of …