The CBU recently ran an online experiment in cooperation with the BBC Radio 4 show The Human Zoo. “The Human Zoo explores the foibles, quirks and behaviour of that most fascinating of species – us!” Familiarity breeds contempt, as the saying goes. But psychologists say that repetition does something powerful to our appreciation of everything […]
Now hear this – Cambridge hearing event
From singing to arguing and watching a film to crossing a road, all are helped by a good sense of hearing. But can your ears can be fooled and what happens when your hearing gets damaged. Come along to get within ear shot of some amazing audio illusions, researchers and experiments. The Cambridge Science Centre […]
PhD student wins poster award for tinnitus research
PhD Student Philip Gomersall scooped an award for ‘Best poster in the category of tinnitus research’ at the Annual British Society of Audiology Conference in September. Phil works with Bob Carlyon in the Hearing, Speech and Language group at CB and is conducting a part-time PhD that focuses on tinnitus in people who have a […]
Swinging at a cocktail party – It’s all in the ear
A paper describing how ‘Voice Familiarity Aids Speech Perception in the Presence of a Competing Voice’ – or how to tune into, or ignore, your loved ones – has recently been published in the journal Psychological Science. Bob Carlyon of the CBU who co-authored the paper says “We’ve shown that it’s easier to suppress the […]
January 2013: Listen up! CBU researchers at the Science Museum in London
January 2013: Listen up! CBU researchers at the Science Museum in London What’s the difference between a bear and a pear? Knowing which one is hiding at the bottom of your fruit bowl is clearly important in everyday life! Being able to hear the small acoustic differences between spoken words is just as important. Listeners […]