Objective Auditory perception can be both challenging and rewarding. In a noisy crowded restaurant, listeners must quickly recalibrate their perception to the acoustic characteristics of the room and constantly switch attention to new speakers throughout a conversation. At the same time, the listening experience is motivating, e.g. when participating in an interesting conversation or enjoying the sounds of the surrounding environment. A major challenge in auditory neuroscience is that the laboratory training procedures and testing tools used to assess hearing abilities are neither rewarding nor representative of the multifaceted experiences of real-world auditory scenes. The goal of the current grant is to use virtual reality and computer game technologies to create advanced tools and models for accurately assessing auditory abilities and their underlying neural mechanisms, and for enhancing them in people with normal and impaired hearing. First, a series of experimental studies will be performed to determine 1) how to achieve a strong percept of externalization in virtual environments, 2) how virtualization can improve our understanding of the cognitive factors that influence performance on auditory perceptual tasks, and 3) how gamified training in virtual environments can enhance spatial and speech perception. Then, models will be developed to describe how gamification and virtualization influence auditory perception in the examined tasks. The results will be used to develop new modules for existing auditory assessment and enhancement tools - “PART” and “Listen” - which were developed by members of the consortium. Finally, workshops will be organized to train new researchers in the use of virtualization and gamification in auditory neuroscience, and to share and disseminate the new results of the project. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual reality Keywords spatial hearing auditory and speech perception neuroscience virtualization gamification Programme(s) HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme Topic(s) HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01-01 - MSCA Staff Exchanges 2022 Call for proposal HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE - HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff Exchanges Coordinator UNIVERZITA PAVLA JOZEFA SAFARIKA V KOSICIACH Net EU contribution € 165 600,00 Address Srobarova 2 04180 Kosice Slovakia See on map Region Slovensko Východné Slovensko Košický kraj Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS Greece Net EU contribution € 110 400,00 Address Argonafton filellinon 38221 Volos See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Θεσσαλία Μαγνησία Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window EU contribution No data ECOLE NATIONALE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS DE L'ETAT France Net EU contribution € 101 200,00 Address Rue maurice audin 1 69518 Vaulx en velin See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window EU contribution No data OESTERREICHISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN Austria Net EU contribution € 87 400,00 Address Dr. ignaz seipel-platz 2 1010 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window EU contribution No data UNIVERZA V MARIBORU Slovenia Net EU contribution € 32 200,00 Address Slomskov trg 15 2000 Maribor See on map Region Slovenija Vzhodna Slovenija Podravska Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window EU contribution No data Partners (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address 3181 sw sam jackson park road 97239-3098 Portland, oregon See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding No data MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY Australia Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Balaclava road north ryde 2109 Sydney See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding No data Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Thirteenth street, suite 2301 149 02129 Charlestown See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding No data THE TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Commonwealth avenue 881 02215 Boston ma See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding No data NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Huntington avenue 360 960 rp 02115 Boston ma See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding No data
