Research
About Our Research
Research in the Psychoacoustics Lab focuses on behavioral measures of peripheral auditory processes in listeners with normal hearing and listeners with cochlear hearing impairment. We are particularly interested in studying dynamic adjustments in response to background noise. We also use models of auditory signal processing to connect behavior and physiology.
Ongoing Studies
Measurements of gain reduction
We test listeners with clinically normal hearing or some cochlear hearing impairment. We are looking at how the auditory system processes dynamic sounds. The task consists of listening to sounds over headphones and responding on a computer keyboard for 1-2 hours at a time. Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), small sounds emanating from the ear canal in response to sound, may also be measured. The testing will be completed over several sessions during the course of the semester, totaling 30-40 hours. The schedule can be arranged around classes, vacations, etc.