Spatial sound environment

Children’s intentional switching of auditory selective attention in spatial and noisy acoustic environments in comparison to adults.
Development of a new paradigm to investigate children’s intentional switching of auditory selective attention in noisy and spatial sound environments using plausible sound reproduction methods. Results revealed similar auditory attention flexibility between children (6-10 years old) and young adults (18-26 years old). It was observed adults benefited from spatial cues when selecting relevant information while this was not found to the same extent in children. Furthermore, children were shown to be more sensitive to noise by concluding faster in noise trials while taking errors into account.
Karin Loh, Edina Fintor, Sophie Nolden, Janina Fels
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Children’s intentional switching of auditory selective attention in spatial and noisy acoustic environments in comparison to adults.