Semantic context can compensate for degraded acoustic speech signals

Evidence

Speech perception is formed based on both the acoustic signal and listeners’ knowledge of the world and semantic context. Access to semantic information can facilitate interpretation of degraded speech, such as speech in background noise or the speech signal transmitted via cochlear implants (CIs). — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 3949

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to the broader ‘listening effort’ and top-down/bottom-up processing theme central to the reader’s stated purpose on cognition in hearing.