There is strong neurophysiological evidence suggesting that processing of speech signals
in the brain happens along parallel paths which encode complementary information in the …

The concept of modulation has been ubiquitously linked to the notion of timbre. Modulation
describes the variations of an acoustic signal (both spectrally and temporally) that shape …

The processing characteristics of neurons in the central auditory system are directly shaped
by and reflect the statistics of natural acoustic environments, but the principles that govern …

Speech recognition in noisy conditions is a major challenge for computer systems, but the
human brain performs it routinely and accurately. Automatic speech recognition (ASR) …

One of the hallmarks of sound processing in the brain is the ability of the nervous system to
adapt to changing behavioral demands and surrounding soundscapes. It can dynamically …

For those in the early stage of learning a foreign language, they commonly experience
difficulties in understanding spoken words in the second language, while they have no …

The performance for automated speech processing tasks like speech recognition and
speech activity detection rapidly degrades in challenging acoustic conditions. It is therefore …

Humans routinely recognize speech in challenging acoustic environments with background
music, engine sounds, competing talkers, and other acoustic noise. However, today's …