The network will provide its young researchers with common experimental material and common tools and promote common collaborative tasks within an agreed research programme. The multi-disciplinary nature of our research (which involves phonetics, psycho-acoustics, signal processing, brain imaging, computer modeling and statistical decision-making) is particularly appropriate for a training network, where different partners provide contrasting perspectives on the same issues. We plan to deliver 36 person-months of young researcher time for each of our seven partners within a 48-month network lifetime. We will provide young researchers with industrial experience through a full industrial partner. We will ensure that young researchers gain experience in collaborative work: often they will take a series of placements with different partners.