Communication and Human Science

We can see how you hear

- Biological measures for auditory experience -

Abstract

Are you sure you can tell what another person is perceiving when they are listening to something? Our research group has been exploring various biological responses to sounds in order to develop objective methods to estimate how various listeners perceive sound, without requiring subjective reports. Our new methods permit us to examine the questions of “How does a person interpret sound?”, “To what extent a person is paying attention to a sound?”, and “Is a person really not hearing a sound or just pretending not to hear?” We also probe functions of the inner ear in order to study how the ear protects itself from damage by loud sounds. We hope that our new findings and methods will lead to new technologies to customize sounds for individuals to perceive sound more easily and pleasantly.

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Presenters

Shigeto Furukawa
Shigeto Furukawa
Human Information Science Laboratory
Makio Kashino
Makio Kashino
Human Information Science Laboratory

Makoto Yoneya
Makoto Yoneya
Human Information Science Laboratory
Sho Otsuka
Sho Otsuka
Human Information Science Laboratory
Hsin-I LIAO
Hsin-I LIAO
Human Information Science Laboratory