How our brain adapts when listening to speech in different environments

What is it about?

When we walk into a room after spending some time outdoors, our brain has to adapt to how speech "sounds" in the indoor environment, so that we better understand other people speaking. Here we examine this adaptation process.

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Why is it important?

People with hearing impairment have great difficulties understanding speech in complex listening situations. Understanding how normal people adapt to different environments when listening to speech can help us develop systems like hearing aids that adapt to different environments similarly to people with normal hearing.