ReviewAudiology research2021
Defining the Role of Attention in Hierarchical Auditory Processing.
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- Auditory Processing Disorders: Navigating the Diagnostic Maze of Central Hearing Losses.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Developmental trajectory and sex differences in auditory processing in a PTEN-deletion model of autism spectrum disorders.Neurobiology of disease · 2024Article
- A Scoping Review of the Role of Attention in Tinnitus Management.Seminars in hearing · 2024Review
- A Review of Auditory Attention: Neural Mechanisms, Theories, and Affective Disorders.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Auditory and Somatosensory Development for Speech in Later Childhood.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2023Article
- Brainstem speech encoding is dynamically shaped online by fluctuations in cortical α state.NeuroImage · 2022Article
- Event-Related Potential-Based Brain-Computer Interface Using the Thai Vowels' and Numerals' Auditory Stimulus Pattern.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Intracorporeal Cortical Telemetry as a Step to Automatic Closed-Loop EEG-Based CI Fitting: A Proof of Concept.Audiology research · 2021Article
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Abstract
Communication in noise is a complex process requiring efficient neural encoding throughout the entire auditory pathway as well as contributions from higher-order cognitive processes (i.e., attention) to extract speech cues for perception. Thus, identifying effective clinical interventions for individuals with speech-in-noise deficits relies on the disentanglement of bottom-up (sensory) and top-down (cognitive) factors to appropriately determine the area of deficit; yet, how attention may interact with early encoding of sensory inputs remains unclear. For decades, attentional theorists have attempted to address this question with cleverly designed behavioral studies, but the neural processes and interactions underlying attention's role in speech perception remain unresolved. While anatomical and electrophysiological studies have investigated the neurological structures contributing to attentional processes and revealed relevant brain-behavior relationships, recent electrophysiological techniques (i.e., simultaneous recording of brainstem and cortical responses) may provide novel insight regarding the relationship between early sensory processing and top-down attentional influences. In this article, we review relevant theories that guide our present understanding of attentional processes, discuss current electrophysiological evidence of attentional involvement in auditory processing across subcortical and cortical levels, and propose areas for future study that will inform the development of more targeted and effective clinical interventions for individuals with speech-in-noise deficits.
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