When we grow older, understanding speech in noise becomes more challenging. Research
has demonstrated the role of auditory temporal and cognitive deficits in these age-related …

Speech comprehension is challenged by background noise, acoustic interference, and
linguistic factors, such as the presence of words with more than one meaning (homonyms …

Paying attention to one speaker in a noisy place can be extremely difficult, because to-be-
attended and task-irrelevant speech compete for processing resources. We tested whether …

Objectives: The investigation of auditory cognitive processes recently moved from strictly
controlled, trial-based paradigms toward the presentation of continuous speech. This also …

Elevated hearing thresholds in hearing impaired adults are usually compensated by
providing amplification through a hearing aid. In spite of restoring hearing sensitivity …

When listening to continuous speech, the human brain can track features of the presented
speech signal. It has been shown that neural tracking of acoustic features is a prerequisite …

Objectives: Listening effort involves the mental effort required to perceive an auditory
stimulus, for example in noisy environments. Prolonged increased listening effort, for …

When listening to natural speech, our brain activity tracks the slow amplitude modulations of
speech, also called the speech envelope. Moreover, recent research has demonstrated that …

Objectives: Slowed speaking rate was examined for its effects on speech intelligibility, its
interaction with the benefit of contextual cues, and the impact of these factors on listening …

Objectives Listeners who fail to optimize their allocation of effort during auditory
comprehension tasks can experience from compromised performance, fatigue and stress …