Statistical regularities support auditory scene analysis across multiple levels. While acoustic regularities like comodulation and harmonicity aid bottom-up perceptual grouping, higher-level regularities like linguistic or musical structure must be learned to form a mental "schema" of statistical patterns....
No actionable change for current clinical practice — this is foundational basic science on auditory perception that may inform future hearing aid algorithms or rehabilitation strategies.
Understanding how statistical learning and predictive processing shape auditory scene analysis could eventually guide the design of smarter hearing aids and auditory training programs.
- 01Preprint (bioRxiv) investigates how learned sound patterns (statistical learning) aid hearing in complex environments.
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