The ability to selectively attend to one sound and ignore other competing sounds is essential for auditory communication. Subjects in our study detected occasional changes in the frequency of amplitude modulation in sounds presented to one ear while ignoring sounds in the other ear. Neuromagnetic source analysis revealed attention-related activity in a cortical network including primary auditor...

Auditory selective attention is a critical skill for goal-directed behavior, especially where noisy distractions may impede focusing attention. To better understand the developmental trajectory of auditory spatial selective attention in an acoustically complex environment, in the current study we measured auditory event-related potentials (ERPs) across five age groups: 3-5 years; 10 years; 13 y...

Identification of the cognitive mechanisms behind gait changes in aging is a prime endeavor gerontology and geriatrics. For this reason, we have implemented new dual-task paradigm where an auditory attentional task performed during over-ground walking. Dichotic listening assesses spontaneous attention voluntary directed to right left-ear. The uniqueness dichotic relies on its requirements that ...