Infant cortical tracking of speech shows emerging spatial release from masking in the first year of life
Farhin Ahmed, Qianxun Zheng, Jenny Mcllwain, Talat Jabeen, Bonnie K. Lau
The paper investigates whether infants can use spatial cues to improve speech perception in noise, finding that both infants and adults show spatial release from masking, though infants' effects are localized.
Journal of Neuroscience · Jul 13, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience