Barbara Shinn-Cunningham

Abstract Musical training has been reported to be associated with enhanced neural processing of sounds, as measured via the frequency following response (FFR), implying the potential for human subcortical neural plasticity. We conducted a large-scale multi-site preregistered study (n > 260) to replicate and extend the findings underpinning this important relationship. We failed to replicate any of the major findings selected for replication that were published previously in smaller studies.

Abstract Bilateral cochlear implant (BiCI) usage makes binaural benefits a possibility for implant users. Yet, limited access to interaural time difference (ITD) cues and reduced saliency of interaural level difference (ILD) cues restricts perceptual benefits of spatially separating a target from masker sounds for BiCI users.

Abstract Bilateral cochlear implant (BiCI) usage makes binaural benefits a possibility. However, access to interaural time difference (ITD) cues is limited, leaving users reliant on interaural level difference (ILD) cues for binaural tasks. But even ILD cues may not be as salient for BiCI users as for normal-hearing (NH) listeners. Thus, the benefits that BiCI listeners obtain when target and masker are spatially separated are limited.