Predicting speech-in-noise ability with static and dynamic auditory figure-ground analysis using structural equation modelling.

Auditory figure-ground paradigms assess the ability to extract a foreground figure from a random background, a crucial part of central hearing. Previous studies have shown that the ability to extract static figures predicts speech-in-noise ability. In this study, we assessed both fixed and dynamic figures: the latter comprised component frequencies that vary over time like natural speech.