Neural tracking of acoustic and linguistic information in challenging listening conditions and the relationship with speech perception in noise difficulties
Jacie R. McHaney

Communicating in noisy environments is a difficult task that our brains perform exceptionally well. While most listeners can perform this task with relative ease, some individuals particularly struggle with speech perception in noise, and it becomes even more difficult with advancing age. In a series of studies, we examined neural tracking of continuous speech in challenging listening conditions to understand how neural representations of acoustic and linguistic information may impact speech perception in noise difficulties in younger, middle-aged, and older adults. The findings from these studies can help to inform on the mechanism driving speech perception difficulties in aging and in adults with clinically normal hearing.

Mapping the human auditory system and its contributions to speech communication
Kevin R. Sitek