Influence of musical training on understanding voiced and whispered speech in noise.

This study tested the hypothesis that the previously reported advantage of musicians over non-musicians in understanding speech in noise arises from more efficient or robust coding of periodic voiced speech, particularly in fluctuating backgrounds. Speech intelligibility was measured in listeners wi...

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Main Authors: Dorea R Ruggles, Richard L Freyman, Andrew J Oxenham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3904968?pdf=render