Abstract
Purpose: This review article provides a new perspective on the role of attention in auditory scene analysis. Method: A framework for understanding how attention interacts with stimulus-driven processes to facilitate task goals is presented. Previously reported data obtained through behavioral and electrophysiological measures in adults with normal hearing are summarized to demonstrate attention effects on auditory perception—from passive processes that organize unattended input to attention effects that act at different levels of the system. Data will show that attention can sharpen stream organization toward behavioral goals, identify auditory events obscured by noise, and limit passive processing capacity. Conclusions: A model of attention is provided that illustrates how the auditory system performs multilevel analyses that involve interactions between stimulus-driven input and top-down processes. Overall, these studies show that (a) stream segregation occurs automatically and sets the basis for auditory event formation; (b) attention interacts with automatic processing to facilitate task goals; and (c) information about unattended sounds is not lost when selecting one organization over another. Our results support a neural model that allows multiple sound organizations to be held in memory and accessed simultaneously through a balance of automatic and task-specific processes, allowing flexibility for navigating noisy environments with competing sound sources.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2989-3000 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2017 |
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- Linguistics and Language
- Speech and Hearing
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Auditory scene analysis : An attention perspective. / Sussman, Elyse S.
In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, Vol. 60, No. 10, 01.10.2017, p. 2989-3000.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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