EEG paper on auditory streaming accepted for publication at Frontiers in Neuroscience.
Zhang Lab 25 Aug 2014 16:29
Nie, Y., Zhang, Y., & Nelson, P. (2014). Auditory stream segregation using bandpass noises: evidence from event-related potentials. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8, 277.
This study examined MMN and P3 responses that underlie auditory stream segregation of noise stimuli with or without clear spectral contrast. The results suggest that reliable ERP measures can be measured as indirect indicators for auditory stream segregation in conditions of weak spectral contrast. The findings have important implications for cochlear implant (CI) studies – as spectral information available through a CI device or simulation is substantially degraded, it may require more attention to achieve stream segregation.