The PRL, which operates under the direction of Dr. Halling, was established to support research on the impact that basic auditory capabilities have upon speech understanding, particularly in the elderly. A list of current interests and projects is found below.
 

The effect of linear and compression amplification on the modulation transfer function.

Examination of the multiplicative properties of the m-index used in deriving the Speech Transmission Index (STI).

Explore the predictive capabilities of the STI and regression equations for speech recognition.

Comparison of new metric with conventional measures of auditory temporal resolution.

Explore the accuracy of the Modified Power Law (MPL) predictions of actual performance measures.

If you have comments or suggestions, email me at hallindc@jmu.edu