Participate in research
Our research focuses on understanding the changes associated with hearing and cognitive function as we age, exploring how these shifts affect our ability to listen, communicate, and stay connected in complex environments. Our research is only possible through the immense support of our research participants devoting their time and energy. We are extremely grateful for the research participants helping to advance scientific knowledge and clinical outcomes.
If you are interested in taking part as a participant in our research studies, please fill out the brief form below. We will get in touch with you shortly. You will learn about our research and technologies (such as non-invasive brain recording techniques), and we will compensate you for your time. See also the brief descriptions of ongoing research below.
Our research is concerned with hearing and cognition across the lifespan into older adulthood, and so we welcome all people aged 18 years and older. Our research takes place at Baycrest Health Sciences in north of Toronto, Canada.
Participant registration form
We will never share your personal information with or sell it to any third parties. This confidential information will only be used to contact you about our current studies. You could also use Baycrest's participant registration form.
Ongoing research projects
Brain mechanisms underlying sound perception
As we age, sounds can feel louder or more distracting. Our research explores how the brain processes and adapts to these changes, using brain recordings and behavioral studies to understand how attention, pattern detection, and hearing evolve with age.
Eyes as a window onto listening effort
Following a conversation in noise can be exhausting, especially as we get older or when hearing or cognition decline. Our research uses subtle changes in pupil size to measure how much mental effort listening requires, helping us better understand and eventually detect hearing difficulties earlier.
Social and cognitive impacts of hearing loss
Hearing loss can affect social engagement and make it harder to remember or follow conversations. We aim to understand the everyday experiences of older adults with and without hearing loss—how hearing and cognitive changes shape communication and connection. Through in-depth interviews, we explore these experiences to help identify challenges and support successful aging and engagement.
Neural processing of naturalistic speech
Understanding speech requires the brain to make sense of both how something sounds and what it means. Our studies use brain recordings (EEG) and behavioral tests to explore how people of different ages process the acoustic and meaningful aspects of natural, spoken stories.