Communication and Human Science

What determines a person's hearing performance?

- Exploring sources of inter-individual variation -

Abstract

Our research group has investigated the degree of inter-individual variability in basic auditory abilities and has explored the sources of its variation. We confirmed marked variability even among a clinically “normal” population of listeners. We also found that the variability reflects differences in mechanisms at processing levels lower than widely believed. The results of these studies should have significant implications in the medical field, particularly for diagnosing and treating people with difficulties in hearing in daily life. The study should also contribute to improving hearing-aid performance, designing auditory signals, and developing training methods for better hearing.

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Shigeto Furukawa
Shigeto Furukawa
Human Information Science Laboratory
Sho Otsuka
Sho Otsuka
Human Information Science Laboratory
Shunsuke Kidani
Shunsuke Kidani
Human Information Science Laboratory
Makio Kashino
Makio Kashino
Human Information Science Laboratory