Do Musicians and Non-musicians Differ in Speech-on-Speech Processing?

Earlier studies have shown that musically trained individuals may a benefit in adverse listening situations when compared to non-musicians, especially speech-on-speech perception. However, the literature provides mostly conflicting results. In current study, by employing different measures of spoken language processing, we aimed test whether could capture potential differences between musicians and non-musicians processing. We used an offline measure speech perception (sentence recall task), which reveals post-task response, online real time processing: gaze-tracking pupillometry. stimuli comparable complexity across both paradigms tested same groups participants. sentence task, recalled more words correctly than non-musicians. eye-tracking experiment, showed reduced fixations target competitor words’ images as level maskers increased. The course gaze did not differ speech-in-quiet condition, while dynamics two-talker masker was added signal. As increased, lexical competition indicated competitor. pupil dilation data mainly one target-to-masker ratio. This does allow draw conclusions regarding use cognitive resources groups. Overall, enabled us observe be using strategy attain word recognition noise further investigation with fine-grained alignment processes captured is necessary establish due better control or sound