
RESOURCES
For many years now, we’ve been sharing useful resources and media stories related to our research projects. As a leading Science Laboratory in the San Francisco area, it’s important for us to engage with the community and keep them informed about the incredible work and developments they’re helping to support.

RESOURCES
For many years now, we’ve been sharing useful resources and media stories related to our research projects. As a leading Science Laboratory in the San Francisco area, it’s important for us to engage with the community and keep them informed about the incredible work and developments they’re helping to support.

Book chapters
Herrmann B, Butler BE (2021) Aging Auditory Cortex: The Impact of Reduced Inhibition on Function. PDF
In Martin CR, Preedy VR, Rajendram R (Eds). Assessments, Treatments and Modelling in Aging and Neurological Disease: The Neuroscience of Aging. (pp. 183-192). Academic Press.
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Pre-prints
Herrmann B (2023) PsyArXiv.
Leveraging Natural Language Processing models to automate speech-intelligibility scoring.
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Kraus F, Obleser J, Herrmann B (2023) BioRxiv.
Pupil-size sensitivity to listening demand depends on motivational state.
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Panela RA, Copelli F, Herrmann B (2023) BioRxiv.
Reliability and generalizability of neural speech tracking in younger and older adults.
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Mathiesen SL, Van Hedger SC, Irsik VC, Bain MM, Johnsrude IS, Herrmann B (2023) PsyArXiv.
Exploring age differences in absorption and enjoyment during story listening.
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Motala A, Johnsrude IS, Herrmann B (2023) PsyArXiv.
How age-related hearing loss relates to social isolation.
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2023, in press
Herrmann B (in press) Auditory Perception & Cognition.
Neural responses to repeated noise structure in sounds are invariant to temporal interruptions.
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Cui ME, Herrmann B (2023) The Journal of Neuroscience 43:5856-5869.
Eye movements decrease during effortful speech listening. (download data)
Herrmann B (2023) International Journal of Speech Technology 26:395-415. PDF
The perception of artificial-intelligence (AI) based synthesized speech in younger and older adults. (download data)
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Kraus F, Tune S, Obleser J, Herrmann B (2023) The Journal of Neuroscience 43:4352-4364.
Neural alpha oscillations and pupil size differentially index cognitive demand under competing audio-visual task conditions.
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Yasmin S, Irsik VC, Johnsrude IS, Herrmann B (2023) Neuropsychologia 186:108584.
The effects of speech masking on neural tracking of acoustic and semantic features of natural speech.
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Herrmann B, Maess B, Johnsrude IS (2023) Hearing Research 428:108677. PDF
Age-related changes in neural synchronization and the sustained response to amplitude and frequency modulation of sound.
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Herrmann B, Maess B, Henry MJ, Obleser J, Johnsrude IS (2023) NeuroImage 268:119883. PDF
Neural signatures of task-related fluctuations in auditory attention and age-related changes.
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Bobbitt SG, Herrmann B, Butler BE (in press) International Journal of Listening.
A survey of narrative listening behaviors in 8-13-year-old children.
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​2022
Herrmann B, Maess B, Johnsrude IS (2022) Neurobiology of Aging 109:1-10. PDF
A neural signature of regularity in sound is reduced in older adults. (download data)
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Irsik VC, Johnsrude IS, Herrmann B (2022) Scientific Reports 12:5898. PDF
Age-related deficits in dip-listening evident for isolated sentences but not for spoken stories. (download data)
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Dauer T, Henry MJ, Herrmann B (2022) Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance 48:755-770.
Auditory perceptual learning depends on temporal regularity and certainty. PDF
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Irsik VC, Johnsrude IS, Herrmann B (2022) Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 34:933–950. PDF
Neural activity during story listening is synchronized across individuals despite acoustic masking.
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​2021
Herrmann B, Yasmin S, Araz K, Purcell DW, Johnsrude IS (2021) Scientific Reports 11:22581.
Sound level context modulates neural activity in the human brainstem.
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Herrmann B, Araz K, Johnsrude IS (2021) NeuroImage 238:118238. PDF
Sustained neural activity correlates with rapid perceptual learning of auditory patterns. (download data)
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Herrmann B, Butler BE (2021) Brain Structure and Function 226:2019-2039. PDF
Hearing loss and brain plasticity: The hyperactivity phenomenon.
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Irsik VC, Almanaseer A, Johnsrude IS, Herrmann B (2021) The Journal of Neuroscience 41:5045-5055. PDF
Cortical responses to the amplitude envelopes of sounds change with age. (download data)
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Wieczerzak K, Patel S, MacNeil H, Scott K, Schormans A, Hayes S, Herrmann B, AllmanBL (2021) Neuroscience 455:1-18.
Prefrontal cortex plasticity and cognitive-behavioral deficits following noise-induced hearing loss.
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Hayes SH, Schormans AL, Sigel G, Beh K, Herrmann B, Allman BL (2021) Progress in Neurobiology 196:101893.
Uncovering the contribution of enhanced central gain and altered cortical oscillations to phantom sound perception.
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​2020
Herrmann B, Johnsrude IS (2020) Hearing Research 397:108016. PDF
A Model of Listening Engagement (MoLE).
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Herrmann B, Johnsrude IS (2020) Trends in Hearing 24:1-18.
Absorption and enjoyment during listening to acoustically masked stories.
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