Familiarity with speech affects cortical processing of auditory distance cues and increases acuity.

Several acoustic cues contribute to auditory distance estimation. Nonacoustic cues, including familiarity, may also play a role. We tested participants' ability to distinguish the distances of acoustically similar sounds that differed in familiarity. Participants were better able to judge the d...

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Main Authors: Matthew G Wisniewski, Eduardo Mercado, Klaus Gramann, Scott Makeig
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/be0d0537f82c41e2b9f0ff76714d035f
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