ANR - LEAP

Memory and perception must be closely linked for hearing. Imagine trying to follow an animated conversation in a busy restaurant. Being able to detect changes from the ongoing context is a useful skill, to realize that a new talker has just joined in. Another useful skill is being able to recognize the voice of a given individual, to understand who just said what. Unfortunately, we do not know how these memory-like processes operate, or even on which acoustic features they depend. This is a major hole in our fundamental understanding of auditory perception.

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