Difficulties with Speech-in-Noise Perception Related to Fundamental Grouping Processes in Auditory Cortex

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In our everyday lives, we are often required to follow a conversation when background noise is present ("speech-in-noise" [SPIN] perception). SPIN perception varies widely-and people who are worse at SPIN perception are also worse at fundamental auditory grouping, as assessed by figure-ground tasks. Here, we examined the cortical processes that link difficulties with SPIN perception to difficulties with figure-ground perception using functional magnetic resonance imaging. We found strong evidence that the earliest stages of the auditory cortical hierarchy (left core and belt areas) are similarly disinhibited when SPIN and figure-ground tasks are more difficult (i.e., at target-to-masker ratios corresponding to 60% rather than 90% performance)-consistent with increased cortical gain at lower levels of the auditory hierarchy. Overall, our results reveal a common neural substrate for these basic (figure-ground) and naturally relevant (SPIN) tasks-which provides a common computational basis for the link between SPIN perception and fundamental auditory grouping.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) - 31(2021), 3 vom: 05. Feb., Seite 1582-1596

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Holmes, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Zeidman, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Friston, Karl J [VerfasserIn]
Griffiths, Timothy D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Auditory scene analysis
DCM
FMRI
Figure-ground
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Speech perception

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.01.2022

Date Revised 12.05.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cercor/bhaa311

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317045032