To Better Understand Speech, Focus on Who Is Talking

To Better Understand Speech, Focus on Who Is Talking

Seeing a talker’s face improves your ability to perceive speech, but only if the face and voice come from the same location in space. CREDIT: Justin Fleming

WASHINGTON, October 26, 2021 — Seeing a person’s face as we are talking to them greatly improves our ability to understand their speech. While previous studies indicate that the timing of words-to-mouth movements across the senses is critical to this audio-visual speech benefit, whether it also depends on…click to read more

From the Journal: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Link to article: Spatial alignment between faces and voices improves selective attention to audio-visual speech
DOI: 10.1121/10.0006415

Attention-Based Deep Neural Network Increases Detection Capability in Sonar Systems

Attention-Based Deep Neural Network Increases Detection Capability in Sonar Systems

ABNN’s gradual focus on specific line-spectrum features of a ship. CREDIT: Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

WASHINGTON, October 12, 2021 — In underwater acoustics, deep learning is gaining traction in improving sonar systems to detect ships and submarines in distress or in restricted waters. However, noise interference from the complex marine environment becomes a challenge when…Click here to read more.

From the Journal: JASA Express Letters
Link to article: Underwater acoustic target recognition using attention-based deep neural network
DOI: full/10.1121/10.0006299