Our secondary stream of “basic research” focuses on auditory perception and cognition in real-world listening scenarios. For example, how does perception of speech change as a function of age, hearing loss, and the sonic environment. Click here to learn more about our philosophical and methodological approach to research. 

Representative Publications:

• Rovetti, J., Goy, H., Zara, M., & Russo, F. (2021). Reduced semantic context and signal-to-noise ratio increase listening effort as measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.
• Dubinsky, E., Wood, E. A., Nespoli, G., & Russo, F. A. (2019). Short-term choir singing supports speech-in-noise perception and neural pitch strength in older adults with age-related hearing loss. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 1153.
• Rovetti, J., Goy, H., Pichora-Fuller, M. K., & Russo, F. A. (2019). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy as a measure of listening effort in older adults who use hearing aids. Trends in Hearing, 23, 2331216519886722.
• Goy, H., Pichora-Fuller, M. K., Singh, G., & Russo, F. A. (2018). Hearing aids benefit recognition of words in emotional speech but not emotion identification. Trends in Hearing, 22, 2331216518801736.
• Gordon, M. S., Russo, F. A., & Macdonald, E. (2013). Spectral information for detection of acoustic time-to-arrival. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 75, 738-750.
• Russo, F.A., & Pichora-Fuller, M.K. (2008). Tune in or tune out: Age-related differences in hearing speech in music. Ear and Hearing, 75, 746-760.
• Russo, F.A., & Jones, J.A. (2007). Urgency is a non-monotonic function of pulse rate. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 122, EL185-190.