Acoustic, spatial and informational cues used to solve the cocktail party problem

语言是人类交流的主要方式，但我们对如何在嘈杂的背景下将注意力集中在一个人身上却知之甚少。在支持听障人士的听力、电话会议系统和计算机语音界面方面的重大改进，取决于对我们如何解决这个鸡尾酒会问题的更先进的理解。这项研究探索了健康的听觉系统使用的声学、空间和信息线索，以实现这一非凡的信号处理壮举。这项研究将产生知识产权商业化的巨大潜力。

Speech is the principal mode of human communication and yet we understand little about how we are able to concentrate on one talker against a noisy background. Significant improvements in supporting listening by the hearing impaired, in teleconferencing systems and computer speech interfaces are dependent on a more advanced understanding of how we solve this cocktail party problem. This research explores the acoustic, spatial and informational cues used by the healthy auditory system to achieve this remarkable feat of signal processing. There is significant potential for commercialization of the IP that will arise from this research.