Effects of Task-Irrelevant Talker Identity and Continuity on Spatial Selective Attention Under Interruption

Wusheng Liang, Abigail L. Noyce, Christopher A. Brown, Barbara G. Shinn-Cunningham, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Florida

Trends in Amplification

Published online on June 12, 2026

Abstract

Trends in Hearing, Volume 30, January-December 2026.
Task-irrelevant features can impact formation of auditory objects and influence the effectiveness of selective attention, including the buildup of attention over time. Using a previously established paradigm exploring the effects of random interruptions ...