Publications by authors named "Peter Kristof Velosy"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines how aging affects listening skills, especially in noisy settings, focusing on the difficulty of distinguishing important sounds from background noise.
- Findings show that while older adults experience delays in perceptual processing and some cognitive decline, their fundamental ability to discern sound sources in noise is still mostly intact.
- However, even slight hearing loss significantly complicates the ability to differentiate individual sounds in complex auditory environments, pointing to the importance of tailored interventions based on each person's hearing capabilities.
The seemingly effortless ability of our auditory system to rapidly detect new events in a dynamic environment is crucial for survival. Whether the underlying brain processes are innate is unknown. To answer this question, electroencephalography was recorded while regularly patterned (REG) versus random (RAND) tone sequences were presented to sleeping neonates.
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