Selective Attention Increases Both Gain and Feature Selectivity of the Human Auditory Cortex
Jaakko Kauramäki, Iiro P. Jääskeläinen, Mikko Sams · 2007
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Jaakko Kauramaki, Iiro Jaaskelainen and Mikko Sams measured how attention sharpens hearing in the brain, for a 2007 PLOS ONE study. A good mechanic can pick out a fault in an engine amid many other noises. People do the same daily, lifting one sound into awareness while others fade.
The team asked what selective attention does inside the human auditory cortex. Their title states the direction: attention raises both gain, the strength of response, and feature selectivity, how finely sounds are told apart. Both effects together explain how a chosen voice stays clear at a crowded table. The work links a daily skill to clear brain measures.
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| CREATOR | Jaakko Kauramäki, Iiro P. Jääskeläinen, Mikko Sams |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2007 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| LICENSE | Creative Commons Attribution License |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS ONE |
Source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0000909