Signals and noise: a study of the neurocognitive mechanisms underpinning habituation to noise in normal and damaged hearing [ 2012 - 2015 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Sarah Wilson (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Neil Mclachlan ,  Prof David Grayden

Brief description McLachlan and Wilson recently published the first model of hearing that combines brain structure with function. This model postulates that recognition mechanisms initiate first, and then regulate the processing of other features. This project will investigate whether recognition mechanisms enable the auditory system to adapt to repetitive (background) noise by predicting and inhibiting responses to these sounds, and any changes in these mechanisms that may accompany hearing damage and tinnitus.

Funding Amount $AUD 408,938.86

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant