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Does auditory processing rely on encapsulated, or domain-general computational resources?

Molloy, K; Lavie, N; Chait, M; (2020) Does auditory processing rely on encapsulated, or domain-general computational resources? Acoustical Science and Technology , 41 (1) pp. 13-15. 10.1250/ast.41.13. Green open access

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Abstract

The extent to which auditory processing depends on attention has been a key question in auditory cognitive neuroscience, crucial for establishing how the acoustic environment is represented in the brain when attention is directed away from sound. Here I review emerging behavioural and brain imaging results which demonstrate that, contrary to the traditional view of a computationally encapsulated system, the auditory system shares computational resources with the visual system: high demand on visual processing (e.g. as a consequence of a task with high perceptual load) can undercut auditory processing such that both the neural response to, and perceptual awareness of, non-attended sounds are impaired. These results are discussed in terms of our understanding of the architecture of the auditory modality and its role as the brain's early warning system.

Type: Article
Title: Does auditory processing rely on encapsulated, or domain-general computational resources?
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1250/ast.41.13
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1250/ast.41.13
Language: English
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UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > The Ear Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10092020
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