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Barbara G. Shinn-Cunningham
Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies,
Cognitive and Neural Systems
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Member, Boston University Hearing Research Center
Instructor, Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Techology
Faculty Member, Program in Neuroscience
Faculty Member, Program in Mathematical and Computational Neuroscience
Faculty Member, Harvard/MIT SHBT Program
Board Member / Investigator, CELEST Science of Learning Center
Room 311, 677 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02215
617-353-5764 shinn_at_cns.bu.edu

Prof. Shinn-Cunningham is pleased to have been selected as one of the inaugural National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellows. The Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory is now seeking applicants for post-doctoral researchers to help support this effort. This project will explore electrophysiological correlates of auditory attention and auditory scene analysis, looking for non-invasive methods to determine a listener's behavioral goals and mental state. The project will lead to innovative methods to display important acoustic information so that listeners are not overwhelmed or distracted by competing sound sources. This work has practical application to hearing-aid users, who often have difficulty filtering out unwanted sounds in everyday settings.

Research Interests
Auditory attention, binaural and spatial hearing, auditory scene analysis, perceptual learning and adaptation, acoustical and physiological correlates of perception, physiologically-based models of auditory processing.

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Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory

CN560: Models of Speech and Hearing (password protected)
Syllabus 2007 (not password protected)
fall semester; Mondays, 1-4 p.m.