Publications by authors named "Neha Rajappa"
Article Synopsis
- Musical training does not seem to enhance the neural processing of sounds, contradicting earlier smaller studies that suggested otherwise.
- A large-scale study with over 260 participants found no significant correlation between musical training and neural responses to speech sounds.
- The research indicates a lack of evidence for neural plasticity in early auditory responses tied to musical training and exposure.
Humans are adept at identifying spectral patterns, such as vowels, in different rooms, at different sound levels, or produced by different talkers. How this feat is achieved remains poorly understood. Two psychoacoustic analogs of spectral pattern recognition are spectral profile analysis and spectrotemporal ripple direction discrimination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHarmonic complex tones are easier to detect in noise than inharmonic complex tones, providing a potential perceptual advantage in complex auditory environments. Here, we explored whether the harmonic advantage extends to other auditory tasks that are important for navigating a noisy auditory environment, such as amplitude- and frequency-modulation detection. Sixty young normal-hearing listeners were tested, divided into two equal groups with and without musical training.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess the correlation of age and myopia with corneal and extraocular tissue stiffness derived from air-puff applanation using a composite viscoelastic model.
Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study evaluated 155 normal eyes (age range: 5 to 50 years) measured on Corvis ST (Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany). Manifest refraction spherical equivalent was also analyzed.