Audition

Catalog description

Provides in-depth knowledge about audition. Students will engage in a variety of topics, such as: (1) the anatomy and physiology of the auditory system, from the ear to the brain; (2) how different forms of sound (e.g., speech/language and music) are processed in the brain; (3) brain/cognitive mechanisms that support speech understanding in challenging (noisy) listening environments; (4) development of the auditory system and speech perception in infants and children; and (5) the effects of aging and hearing loss on auditory perception and speech comprehension.