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Ben Somers

KU LeuvenORCID 0000-0002-7875-107XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:electronic health records· 4 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1

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Tom FrancartiD· 4 shared Eline VerschuereniD· 3 shared Benjamin DieudonnéiD· 2 shared Tilde Van HirtumiD· 2 shared Christopher J. Long· 1 shared Jan M WoutersiD· 1 shared

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Neural envelope tracking predicts speech intelligibility and hearing aid benefit in children with hearing loss

Tilde Van Hirtum, Ben Somers, Benjamin Dieudonné, Eline Verschueren, Jan M Wouters, Tom Francart

This study shows neural envelope tracking can predict speech intelligibility and hearing aid benefit in children with hearing loss, correlating with behavioral measures and showing improved tracking with hearing aids.

Hearing Research · Oct 4, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Delta-band neural envelope tracking predicts speech intelligibility in noise in preschoolers

Tilde Van Hirtum, Ben Somers, Eline Verschueren, Benjamin Dieudonné, Tom Francart

This study shows that delta-band neural envelope tracking correlates with speech intelligibility in noise in preschoolers, offering an objective measure for assessing speech in difficult-to-test populations.

Hearing Research · May 7, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

EEG-based diagnostics of the auditory system using cochlear implant electrodes as sensors

Ben Somers, Christopher J. Long, Tom Francart

This paper demonstrates the recording of continuous EEG signals from cochlear implant electrodes to enable objective audiometry and neuro-steered hearing prostheses.

Scientific Reports · Mar 8, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Neural envelope tracking as a measure of speech understanding in cochlear implant users

Eline Verschueren, Ben Somers, Tom Francart

This study shows that neural envelope tracking correlates with speech understanding in cochlear implant users, suggesting it as an objective measure for CI fitting and closed-loop systems.

Hearing Research · Dec 14, 2018Peer-reviewedNeuroscience