A mixed-reality approach to soundscape assessment of outdoor urban environments augmented with natural sounds
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107688
Abstract: Abstract To investigate the effect of augmenting natural sounds in noisy environments, an in-situ experiment was conducted using a mixed-reality head-mounted display (MR HMD). Two outdoor locations close to an expressway were selected for the… read more here.
Keywords: sound; mixed reality; augmented natural; natural sounds ... See more keywords
Decoding Natural Sounds in Early “Visual” Cortex of Congenitally Blind Individuals
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.071
Abstract: Summary Complex natural sounds, such as bird singing, people talking, or traffic noise, induce decodable fMRI activation patterns in early visual cortex of sighted blindfolded participants [1]. That is, early visual cortex receives non-visual and… read more here.
Keywords: natural sounds; congenitally blind; blind individuals; early visual ... See more keywords
EEG-based classification of natural sounds reveals specialized responses to speech and music
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116558
Abstract: Humans can easily distinguish many sounds in the environment, but speech and music are uniquely important. Previous studies, mostly using fMRI, have identified separate regions of the brain that respond selectively for speech and music.… read more here.
Keywords: natural sounds; classification; speech music; responses speech ... See more keywords
Evaluation of natural sounds in urban greenery: potential impact for urban nature preservation
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170037
Abstract: Most humans now live in cities and their main experience of nature is through urban greenery. An increasing number of studies show the importance of urban green spaces for well-being, although most of them are… read more here.
Keywords: natural sounds; urban greenery; urban green; nature ... See more keywords
Two stages of bandwidth scaling drives efficient neural coding of natural sounds
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DOI: 10.1101/2022.04.12.488076
Abstract: Theories of efficient coding propose that the auditory system is optimized for the statistical structure of natural sounds, yet the transformations underlying optimal acoustic representations are not well understood. Using a database of natural sounds… read more here.
Keywords: level auditory; natural sounds; modulation; representation ... See more keywords
Auditory and cross-modal attentional bias toward positive natural sounds: Behavioral and ERP evidence
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DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.949655
Abstract: Recently, researchers have expanded the investigation into attentional biases toward positive stimuli; however, few studies have examined attentional biases toward positive auditory information. In three experiments, the present study employed an emotional spatial cueing task… read more here.
Keywords: positive natural; auditory; natural sounds; attentional bias ... See more keywords
Acoustic information masking effects of natural sounds on traffic noise based on psychological health in open urban spaces
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1031501
Abstract: The use of existing resources, such as natural sounds, to promote the mental health of citizens is an area of research that is receiving increasing attention. This research contributes to existing knowledge by combining a… read more here.
Keywords: health; natural sounds; traffic noise; traffic ... See more keywords