Typical Hearing

1999

•  Speech intelligibility and localization in a multi-source environments Hawley, M. L., Litovsky, R. Y., & Colburn, H. S. (1999). Speech intelligibility and localization in a multi-source environment. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 105(6), 3436-3448.

2001

•  Spatial unmasking of nearby speech sources in a simulated anechoic environment Shinn-Cunningham, B. G., Schickler, J., Kopčo, N., & Litovsky, R. (2001). Spatial unmasking of nearby speech sources in a simulated anechoic environment. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 110(2), 1118-1129

2004

•  The benefit of binaural hearing in a cocktail party: Effect of location and type of interferer Hawley, M. L., Litovsky, R. Y., & Culling, J. F. (2004). The benefit of binaural hearing in a cocktail party: Effect of location and type of interferer. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 115(2), 833-843.
•  The role of head-induced interaural time and level differences in the speech reception threshold for multiple interfering sound sources Culling, J. F., Hawley, M. L., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2004). The role of head-induced interaural time and level differences in the speech reception threshold for multiple interfering sound sources. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 116(2), 1057-1065.

2005

•  Speech intelligibility and spatial release from masking in young children Litovsky, R. Y. (2005). Speech intelligibility and spatial release from masking in young children. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 117(5), 3091-3099.

2006

• Effect of masker type on speech intelligibility and spatial release from masking in children and adults Johnstone, P.M., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2006). Effect of masker type on speech intelligibility and spatial release from masking in children and adults. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 120(4):2177-89.

2008

•  Effects of uncertainty in a cocktail party environment in adults Jones, G. L., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2008). Effects of uncertainty in a cocktail party environment in adults. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 124, 3818-3830.
• Spatial Release From Masking in 2-Year-Olds With Normal Hearing and With Bilateral Cochlear Implants Hess CL, Misurelli SM, Litovsky RY (2018). Spatial release from masking in 2-year-olds with normal hearing and with bilateral cochlear implants. Trends in Hearing. 22: 1-13.

2010

• Difference in precedence effect between children and adults signifies development of sound localization abilities in complex listening tasks Litovsky, R. Y., & Godar, S. P. (2010). Difference in precedence effect between children and adults signifies development of sound localization abilities in complex listening tasks. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 128(4), 1979-1991.
•  Sound localization skills in children who use bilateral cochlear implants and in children with normal acoustic hearing Grieco-Calub, T. M., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2010). Sound localization skills in children who use bilateral cochlear implants and in children with normal acoustic hearing. Ear and hearing, 31(5), 645.

2011

•  A cocktail party model of spatial release from masking by both noise and speech interferers Jones, G. L., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2011). A cocktail party model of spatial release from masking by both noise and speech interferers. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 130(3), 1463-1474.

2012

•  Spatial acuity in 2-to-3-year-old children with normal acoustic hearing, unilateral cochlear implants, and bilateral cochlear implants Grieco-Calub, T. M., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2012). Spatial acuity in two-to-three-year-old children with normal acoustic hearing, unilateral cochlear implants and bilateral cochlear implants. Ear and hearing, 33(5), 561.
•  Spatial release from masking in children with normal hearing and with bilateral cochlear implants: Effect of interferer asymmetry Misurelli, S. M., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2012). Spatial release from masking in children with normal hearing and with bilateral cochlear implants: Effect of interferer asymmetry. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 132(1), 380-391.

2014

•  Comparing sound localization deficits in bilateral cochlear-implant users and vocoder simulations with normal-hearing listeners Jones, H., Kan, A., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2014). Comparing sound localization deficits in bilateral cochlear-implant users and vocoder simulations with normal-hearing listeners. Trends in hearing, 18. doi: 10.1177/2331216514554574.
•  The effect of interaural fluctuation rate on correlation change discrimination Goupell, M. J., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2014). The effect of interaural fluctuation rate on correlation change discrimination. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 15(1), 115-129.
•  The precedence effect and its buildup and breakdown in ferrets and humans Tolnai, S., Litovsky, R. Y., & King, A. J. (2014). The precedence effect and its buildup and breakdown in ferrets and humans. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 135(3), 1406-1418. doi: 10.1121/1.4864486.

2015

•  The impact of auditory spectral resolution on listening effort revealed by pupil dilation Winn, M.B., Edwards, J.R., Litovsky, R.Y. (2015). The impact of auditory spectral resolution on listening effort revealed by pupil dilation. Ear and Hearing.

2019

•  Asymmetric temporal envelope encoding: Implications for within- and across-ear envelope comparison Anderson, S. R., Kan, A., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2019). Asymmetric temporal envelope encoding: Implications for within-and across-ear envelope comparison. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 146(2), 1189-1206.
•  Effect of channel separation and interaural mismatch on fusion and lateralization in normal-hearing and cochlear-implant listeners Kan, A., Goupell, M., & Litovsky, R. (2019). Effect of channel separation and interaural mismatch on fusion and lateralization in normal-hearing and cochlear implant listeners. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 146 (2).
•  Temporal dynamics and uncertainty in binaural hearing revealed by anticipatory eye movements Winn, M. B., Kan, A., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2019). Temporal dynamics and uncertainty in binaural hearing revealed by anticipatory eye movements. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 145(2), 676-691.
•  The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders – Binaural Hearing Litovsky, R. (2019). Binaural hearing. In J. Damico & M. Ball (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of human communication sciences and disorders (Vol. 1, pp. 289-289). Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781483380810.n92
•  Understanding auditory motion perception: the role of temporal fine structure and envelope cues Warnecke, M., Litovsky, R.Y. (2019). Understanding auditory motion perception: the role of temporal fine structure and envelope cues. Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics. Aachen, Germany.

2020

•  Development of Binaural Sensitivity: Eye Gaze as a Measure of Real-time Processing Peng, Z. E., Kan, A., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2020). Development of Binaural Sensitivity: Eye Gaze as a Measure of Real-time Processing. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 14, 39.
•  Recognition of vocoded words and sentences in quiet and multi-talker babble with children and adults Goupell, M. J., Draves, G. T., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2020). Recognition of vocoded words and sentences in quiet and multi-talker babble with children and adults. PloS one, 15(12), e0244632.
•  The impact of temporal fine structure and signal envelope on auditory motion perception Warnecke, M., Peng, Z. E., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2020). The impact of temporal fine structure and signal envelope on auditory motion perception. Plos one, 15(8), e0238125.

2021

•  Signal envelope and speech intelligibility differentially impact auditory motion perception Warnecke, M., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2021). Signal envelope and speech intelligibility differentially impact auditory motion perception. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-10.
•  Systematic Comparison of Trial Exclusion Criteria for Pupillometry Data Analysis in Individuals With Single-Sided Deafness and Normal Hearing Burg, E. A., Thakkar, T., Fields, T., Misurelli, S. M., Kuchinsky, S. E., Roche, J., Lee, D. J., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2021). Systematic Comparison of Trial Exclusion Criteria for Pupillometry Data Analysis in Individuals With Single-Sided Deafness and Normal Hearing. Trends in Hearing.
•  The Role of Interaural Differences, Head Shadow, and Binaural Redundancy in Binaural Intelligibility Benefits Among School-Aged Children Ellen Peng Z, Litovsky RY (2021). The Role of Interaural Differences, Head Shadow, and Binaural Redundancy in Binaural Intelligibility Benefits Among School-Aged Children. Trends in Hearing.

2022

•  Effects of degraded speech processing and binaural unmasking investigated using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) Zhou X, Sobczak GS, McKay CM, Litovsky RY (2022) Effects of degraded speech processing and binaural unmasking investigated using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). PLoS ONE 17(4): e0267588. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267588
•  Inhibitory Control in Children 4–10 Years of Age: Evidence From Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Task-Based Observations Zhou, X., Planalp, E.M., Heinrich, L., Pletcher, C., DiPiero, M.A., Alexander, A.L., Litovsky, R.Y., and Dean, D. (2022). Inhibitory control in children 4-10 years of age: Evidence from fNIRS task-based observations. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience: 818.
•  Novel Approaches to Measure Spatial Release From Masking in Children With Bilateral Cochlear Implants Peng, Z. E., & Litovsky, R. Y. (2022). Novel Approaches to Measure Spatial Release From Masking in Children With Bilateral Cochlear Implants. Ear and hearing, 43(1), 101–114. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001080