The Role of Temporally Patterned Neural Responses in Auditory Perception
June 22 - 24, 2017
Venue:
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg
Lehmkuhlenbusch 4
27753 Delmenhorst
Organizers:
- Prof. Dr. Laurel H. Carney
University of Rochester, USA - Prof. Dr. Georg Klump
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
The Role of Temporally Patterned Neural Responses in Auditory Perception
June 22 - 24, 2017
Venue:
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg
Lehmkuhlenbusch 4
27753 Delmenhorst
Organizers:
- Prof. Dr. Laurel H. Carney
University of Rochester, USA - Prof. Dr. Georg Klump
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Temporal patterning of neural responses to complex sounds are hypothesized to play a critical role in conveying the information in speech, music, and environmental sounds, both in quiet and especially in noisy backgrounds. These patterns include both the representation of temporal fine structure and the slower fluctuations associated with the envelopes of complex sounds. This workshop will comprise a series of presentations that provide state-of-the-art information about the origins of temporal patterning in the auditory periphery and transformations of these patterns along the ascending neural pathways. We will also hear about implications of temporal patterning of neural responses for understanding animal behavior and human psychophysical performance, for listeners with normal hearing and hearing loss. Finally, recent applications of ideas concerning temporal patterning to speech processing and hearing-aid strategies will be presented.
One goal of this workshop is to provide a forum for discussion of cutting-edge research related to temporal representations, bringing together researchers from a wide range of auditory laboratories. Another goal is to provide, for graduate students and post-doctoral trainees, a focused overview of recent findings related to auditory temporal responses and related signal processing. In addition to the invited lectures outlined below, students and post-docs will have an opportunity to receive feedback on their ongoing work during poster presentations.
Specific topics will include:
- Effects of cochlear tuning and nonlinear mechanical, transduction, and neural mechanisms on the representation of sounds in low-frequency neural fluctuations, at many levels of the auditory pathway.
- Influence of phase/fine structure on neural fluctuations – e.g. interactions between fine structure and envelopes, resulting in the low-frequency fluctuations that drive CNS neurons that are sensitive to periodicity.
- Implications of the properties of neural fluctuations for understanding behavioral/psychophysical sensitivity, and efferent control of the periphery by the CNS.
- Applications to speech processing, especially for listeners with hearing loss.
Temporal patterning of neural responses to complex sounds are hypothesized to play a critical role in conveying the information in speech, music, and environmental sounds, both in quiet and especially in noisy backgrounds. These patterns include both the representation of temporal fine structure and the slower fluctuations associated with the envelopes of complex sounds. This workshop will comprise a series of presentations that provide state-of-the-art information about the origins of temporal patterning in the auditory periphery and transformations of these patterns along the ascending neural pathways. We will also hear about implications of temporal patterning of neural responses for understanding animal behavior and human psychophysical performance, for listeners with normal hearing and hearing loss. Finally, recent applications of ideas concerning temporal patterning to speech processing and hearing-aid strategies will be presented.
One goal of this workshop is to provide a forum for discussion of cutting-edge research related to temporal representations, bringing together researchers from a wide range of auditory laboratories. Another goal is to provide, for graduate students and post-doctoral trainees, a focused overview of recent findings related to auditory temporal responses and related signal processing. In addition to the invited lectures outlined below, students and post-docs will have an opportunity to receive feedback on their ongoing work during poster presentations.
Specific topics will include:
- Effects of cochlear tuning and nonlinear mechanical, transduction, and neural mechanisms on the representation of sounds in low-frequency neural fluctuations, at many levels of the auditory pathway.
- Influence of phase/fine structure on neural fluctuations – e.g. interactions between fine structure and envelopes, resulting in the low-frequency fluctuations that drive CNS neurons that are sensitive to periodicity.
- Implications of the properties of neural fluctuations for understanding behavioral/psychophysical sensitivity, and efferent control of the periphery by the CNS.
- Applications to speech processing, especially for listeners with hearing loss.
List of Confirmed Invited Speakers
- Mathias Dietz, Western University, Canada
- Stephan Ewert, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
- Miriam Furst, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Benedict Grothe, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
- Kenneth Henry, University of Rochester, USA
- Volker Hohmann, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
- Philip Joris, University of Leuven, Belgium
- Andrew King, Oxford University, United Kingdom
- Birger Kollmeier, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
- Christine Köppl, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
- Tobias Moser, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany
- Elizabeth Strickland, Purdue University, USA
- Steven van de Par, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
List of Confirmed Invited Speakers
- Mathias Dietz, Western University, Canada
- Stephan Ewert, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
- Miriam Furst, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Benedict Grothe, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
- Kenneth Henry, University of Rochester, USA
- Volker Hohmann, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
- Philip Joris, University of Leuven, Belgium
- Andrew King, Oxford University, United Kingdom
- Birger Kollmeier, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
- Christine Köppl, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
- Tobias Moser, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany
- Elizabeth Strickland, Purdue University, USA
- Steven van de Par, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
Program
June 22, 2017
08:30 - 09:00 Arrival and Registration
09:00 - 09:30 Laurel Carney
Introduction to workshop – Physiological and modeling studies
of temporal patterning
09:40 - 10:10 Tobias Moser
Hair cell presynaptic candidate mechanisms for generating complementary
neural codes
10:20 - 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10 Kenneth Henry
Temporal coding of broadband sound in the auditory nerve
11:20 - 11:50 Christine Köppl
Coding of temporal envelope vs. temporal fine structure in
the auditory nerve - still a useful distinction?
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:15 - 13:45 Benedict Grothe
Adaptations for temporal precision
13:55 - 14:25 Philip Joris
Generation and amplification of temporal patterns in cochlea and brainstem
14:35 - 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 - 15:30 Miriam Furst
Computational evaluation of temporal information in the brainstem
auditory pathway on basis of perceptual discrimination
15:40 - 16:10 Andrew King
Corticothalamic feedback and the perception of complex sounds:
A role for temporal processing?
16:20 - 18:30 Poster Session I, with refreshments
18:30 Dinner, followed by Performance of a capella musical group:
Quint Essence
June 23, 2017
09:00 - 09:30 Stephan Ewert
Modelling interactions between amplitude modulation and
frequency modulation processing
09:40 - 10:10 Steven van de Par
Interaction between binaural and monaural modulation processing
10:20 - 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10 Georg Klump
Processing of temporal patterns by the gerbil auditory system
11:20 - 11:50 Mathias Dietz
Differences in the temporal course of interaural time difference
sensitivity between acoustic and electric hearing in amplitude modulated
stimuli
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break
13:15 - 13:45 Elizabeth Strickland
Behavioral measurements of gain reduction and temporal
envelope perception
13:55 - 14:25 Volker Hohmann
The role of temporal periodicity in attentive tracking of speech sounds
14:35 - 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 - 15:30 Birger Kollmeier
Spectro-temporal properties in auditory perception for normal and
hearing-impaired listeners: What can we learn from machine learning-based
automatic speech recognition approaches?
15:40 - 16:15 Group Discussion – Planning for next day
16:15 - 18:30 Poster Session II, with refreshments
18:30 Dinner / Discussion
June 24, 2017
Working Discussions
09:00 - 10:15 Topic #1: What’s next?
Identification of Key Questions and Hypotheses related to
Temporal Processing
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Topic #2: “To Do List”
New strategies and Experiments to answer key questions.
Potential collaborations?
12:00 - 14:00 Lunch, Continued Discussion
Program
June 22, 2017
08:30 - 09:00 Arrival and Registration
09:00 - 09:30 Laurel Carney
Introduction to workshop – Physiological and modeling studies
of temporal patterning
09:40 - 10:10 Tobias Moser
Hair cell presynaptic candidate mechanisms for generating complementary
neural codes
10:20 - 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10 Kenneth Henry
Temporal coding of broadband sound in the auditory nerve
11:20 - 11:50 Christine Köppl
Coding of temporal envelope vs. temporal fine structure in
the auditory nerve - still a useful distinction?
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:15 - 13:45 Benedict Grothe
Adaptations for temporal precision
13:55 - 14:25 Philip Joris
Generation and amplification of temporal patterns in cochlea and brainstem
14:35 - 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 - 15:30 Miriam Furst
Computational evaluation of temporal information in the brainstem
auditory pathway on basis of perceptual discrimination
15:40 - 16:10 Andrew King
Corticothalamic feedback and the perception of complex sounds:
A role for temporal processing?
16:20 - 18:30 Poster Session I, with refreshments
18:30 Dinner, followed by Performance of a capella musical group:
Quint Essence
June 23, 2017
09:00 - 09:30 Stephan Ewert
Modelling interactions between amplitude modulation and
frequency modulation processing
09:40 - 10:10 Steven van de Par
Interaction between binaural and monaural modulation processing
10:20 - 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10 Georg Klump
Processing of temporal patterns by the gerbil auditory system
11:20 - 11:50 Mathias Dietz
Differences in the temporal course of interaural time difference
sensitivity between acoustic and electric hearing in amplitude modulated
stimuli
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break
13:15 - 13:45 Elizabeth Strickland
Behavioral measurements of gain reduction and temporal
envelope perception
13:55 - 14:25 Volker Hohmann
The role of temporal periodicity in attentive tracking of speech sounds
14:35 - 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 - 15:30 Birger Kollmeier
Spectro-temporal properties in auditory perception for normal and
hearing-impaired listeners: What can we learn from machine learning-based
automatic speech recognition approaches?
15:40 - 16:15 Group Discussion – Planning for next day
16:15 - 18:30 Poster Session II, with refreshments
18:30 Dinner / Discussion
June 24, 2017
Working Discussions
09:00 - 10:15 Topic #1: What’s next?
Identification of Key Questions and Hypotheses related to
Temporal Processing
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Topic #2: “To Do List”
New strategies and Experiments to answer key questions.
Potential collaborations?
12:00 - 14:00 Lunch, Continued Discussion