We are happy to share that our paper “Exploring auditory selective attention shifts in virtual reality: An approach with matrix sentences” has been published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America:
https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0039864
In this study, we explored voluntary shifts of auditory selective attention in complex and more naturalistic acoustic environments. To move beyond earlier paradigms based on single-word stimuli, we introduced unpredictable German matrix sentences to simulate more realistic listening conditions.
Overall results were comparable to previous versions, but no strong reorienting effect emerged. Interaction patterns still indicate that shifting auditory attention is more demanding than maintaining it, and that preparing attention benefits performance, as reflected in decreasing reaction times for later target onsets.
This approach contributes a paradigm for investigating auditory perception and attention in dynamic room acoustic environments, helping to close the gap between laboratory setups and real-world listening.
This work was created by Carolin Breuer and Janina Fels and was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the Priority Program SPP2236 AUDICTIVE.
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