Adam Taylor Tierney

Attention to Psuedo-Tone Melodies Enhances Cortical but Not Brainstem Responses in Humans

The paper investigates attentional modulation in auditory responses, finding cortical but not brainstem modulation during a selective attention task.

Neural tracking of melodic prediction is pre-attentive

This study investigates how attention affects musical prediction by comparing neural tracking of long-term and short-term musical learning during dual-task listening.

A neuroimaging database combining movie-watching, eye-tracking, sensorimotor mapping, and cognitive tasks

The paper introduces a multimodal neuroimaging database combining movie-watching, eye-tracking, and sensory mapping tasks with high-quality fMRI data.

Statistical learning dynamically shapes auditory perception

The paper investigates how statistical learning of probability distributions affects auditory perception and decision-making, finding that it dynamically shapes sensitivity and introduces perceptual biases.

Spatial coding supports auditory conceptual navigation

The paper shows that auditory conceptual navigation recruits spatial grid-like computations in the entorhinal-hippocampal system, as evidenced by fMRI and behavioral experiments.

Category learning drives cortical attentional gain to diagnostic dimensions

The paper shows that category learning enhances attentional gain to diagnostic perceptual dimensions in auditory cortex, as evidenced by neural prioritization of relevant frequency bands during task performance.

Salient sounds distort time perception and production

The paper tests models of auditory salience by showing that distracting sounds disrupt timing behavior, with effects lasting up to 2 seconds.

Short-term perceptual re-weighting in suprasegmental categorization

The paper shows that listeners adjust the perceptual weight of acoustic speech dimensions during suprasegmental categorization, down-weighting less relevant dimensions in accented speech.

Dimension-Selective Attention and Dimensional Salience Modulate Cortical Tracking of Acoustic Dimensions

The paper investigates how dimensional salience and selective attention affect cortical tracking of acoustic dimensions using EEG measurements.

Slow phase-locked endogenous modulations support selective attention to sound

The paper investigates how auditory attention modulates neural phase-locking to sound streams and finds that attention enhances sinusoidal modulations aligned with sound rhythm.

Effects of language experience on domain-general perceptual strategies

The paper shows that language experience shapes perceptual strategies across tasks, with Mandarin speakers prioritizing pitch over other dimensions in speech and music perception.

Altered functional connectivity during speech perception in congenital amusia

The paper investigates altered functional connectivity in congenital amusia during speech perception, finding reduced connectivity between language and pitch-related brain regions.

Brief Report: Test-Retest Reliability of Explicit Auditory Processing Measures

The paper assesses the test-retest reliability of explicit auditory processing measures in English speakers, finding medium-to-large correlations between initial and repeated test scores.

The Multidimensional Battery of Prosody Perception (MBOPP)

The paper introduces MBOPP, a new tool for assessing prosody perception, with two subtests and the ability to examine individual acoustic features and calibrate difficulty.

Attentional modulation of neural phase is enhanced by short-term training and linked to musical experience

The paper investigates how attentional modulation of neural phase is enhanced by short-term training and linked to musical experience in auditory attention tasks.

Tailored perception: listeners’ strategies for perceiving speech fit their individual perceptual abilities

The paper shows that individuals with pitch perception deficits use different perceptual strategies to process speech, relying more on duration cues and compensating for their deficits in speech and music perception.