School of Computer Science and Statistics
Speech perception is not static. Within seconds of hearing a new voice, the brain begins to adapt. Recent analysis across multiple datasets (Valdes et al., 2025) shows that cortical tracking of the sound acoustics drops markedly within the first 20 seconds of exposure of a familiar voice. However, when listeners encounter a genuinely novel speaker, … Read more
Comprehension is rarely passive. In real life, we listen because we intend to respond, to answer a question, continue a conversation, or signal understanding. Yet the overwhelming majority of studies ask participants to do precisely nothing: sit still, listen to a story, answer a few questions at the end. Whether this unnatural setup distorts the … Read more
What does it mean to be a good driver? Racing is different from our daily driving, of course. Regular driving has less to do with reflexes and reaction time, as it heavily depends on reading the situation correctly, understanding other drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. The actual driving skills and the car performance (e.g., braking reaction … Read more