Attentive Tracking of Sound Sources
| Authors: | Kevin J.P. Woods & Josh H. McDermott |
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| Updated: | Mon 31 August 2015 |
| Source: | http://mcdermottlab.mit.edu/attentive_tracking/index.html |
| Type: | audio files |
| Languages: | N/A |
| Keywords: | sound-source, speech, audition |
| Open Access: | yes |
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| Publications: | Woods, K., & McDermott, J. (2015). Attentive Tracking of Sound Sources. Current Biology. 25(17): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.043 |
| Citation: | Woods, K., & McDermott, J. (2015). Attentive Tracking of Sound Sources - Stimulus Examples. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: McDermott Lab. http://mcdermottlab.mit.edu/attentive_tracking/index.html |
| Summary: | Hearing a sound source of interest amid other sources (the ‘‘cocktail party problem’’) is difficult when sources are similar and change over time, as in speech. Woods and McDermott show that humans segregate sources in such situations using attentive tracking— employing a moving locus of attention to follow a sound as it changes over time. |