All BHSL Publications are listed below in reverse chronological order. Please click the links to the left to view publications organized by subject area.
2013
Litovsky, R.Y., Ehlers, E., Hess, C., & Harris, S. (2013). Reaching for sound measures: An ecologically valid estimate of spatial hearing in 2- to 3-year-old children with bilateral cochlear implants. Otol. & Neurotol. 34(3): 429-435. PDF Link
2012
Goupell, M.J., Yu G., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2012). The effect of an additional reflection in a precedence effect experiment. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 131(4): 2958-67. PDF Link
Grieco-Calub, T.M., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2012). Spatial acuity in 2-to-3year-old children with normal acoustic hearing, unilateral cochlear implants, and bilateral cochlear implants. Ear Hear. 33: 1-12. PDF Link
Ihlefeld, A., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2012). Interaural level differences do not suffice for restoring spatial release from masking in simulated cochlear implant listening. PLoS ONE 7(9): e45296. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045296. Link; PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Goupell, M.J., Godar, S., Grieco-Calub, T., Jones, G.L., Garadat, S.N., Agrawal, S., Kan, A., Todd, A., Hess, C., & Misurelli, S. (2012). Studies on bilateral cochlear implants at the University of Wisconsin's Binaural Hearing and Speech Laboratory. J. Am. Acad. Audiol. 23(6): 476-94. PDF Link
Misurelli, S.M., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2012). Spatial release from masking in children with normal hearing and with bilateral cochlear implants: Effect of interferer asymmetry. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 132(1): 380-391. PDF Link
2011
Jones, G.L., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2011). A cocktail party model of spatial release from masking by both noise and speech interferers. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 130(3): 1463-1474. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y. (2011). Review of recent work on spatial hearing skills in children with bilateral cochlear implants. Cochlear Implants Int. PDF Link
Lu, T., Litovsky, R., & Zeng, F.G. (2011). Binaural unmasking with multiple adjacent masking electrodes in bilateral cochlear implant users. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 129(6): 3934-3945. PDF Link
Runge, C.L., Jensen, J., Friedland, D.R., Litovsky, R.Y., & Tarima, S. (2011). Aiding and occluding the contralateral ear in implanted children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. J. Am. Acad. Audiol. 22: 1-11. PDF Link
Todd, A.E., Edwards, J.R., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2011). Production of contrast between sibilant fricatives by children wtih cochlear implants. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 130(6): 3969-3979. PDF Link
van Hoesel, R.J.M., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2011). Statistical bias in the assessment of binaural benefit relative to the better ear. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 130(6): 4082-4088. PDF Link
2010
Garadat, S.N., Litovsky, R.Y., Yu, G., & Zeng, F.G. (2010). Effects of Simulated Spectral Holes on Speech Intelligibility and Spatial Release from Masking under Binaural and Monaural Listening. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 127(2): 977-89. PDF Link
Godar, S.P., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2010). Experience with bilateral cochlear implants improves sound. Otology Neurotology. 31(8):1287-92. PDF Link
Grieco-Calub, T.M., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2010). Sound localization skills in children who use bilateral cochlear implants and in children with normal acoustic hearing. Ear Hear. 31(5): 645-656. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., & Godar, S.P. (2010). Difference in precedence effect between children and adults signifies development of sound localization abilities in complex listening tasks. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 128(4): 1979-1991. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Jones, G.L., Agrawal, S., & van Hoesel, R. (2010). Effect of age at onset of deafness on binaural sensitivity in electric hearing in humans. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 127: 400-414. PDF Link
Lu, T., Litovsky, R.Y., & Zeng, F.G. (2010). Binaural masking level differences in actual and simulated bilateral cochlear implant listeners. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 127(3): 1479-90. PDF Link
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2009
Loizou P.C, Hu, Y., Litovsky, R.Y., Yu, G., Peters, R., Lake, J., & Roland, P. (2009). Speech recognition by bilateral cochlear implant users in a cocktail-party setting. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 125:372-83. PMID: 19173424 PDF Link
Garadat, S.N., Litovsky, R.Y., Yu, G., & Zeng, F.G. (2009). Role of Binaural Hearing in Speech Intelligibility and Spatial Release from Masking Using Vocoded Speech. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 126: 2522-35. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Parkinson, A., & Arcaroli, J. (2009). Spatial hearing and speech intelligibility in bilateral cochlear implant users. Ear Hear. 27(6):714-31. PMID: 17086081 PDF Link
Miller, S., Litovsky, R.Y., & Kluender, K. (2009). Predicting echo thresholds from speech onset characteristics. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., Electronic Letters. 125(4):EL134-40. PMID: 19354351 PDF Link
van Hoesel, R.J.M., Jones, G.L., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2009). Interaural time-delay sensitivity in bilateral cochlear implant users: Effects of pulse-rate, modulation-rate, and place of stimulation. J. Assoc. Res. Otolaryngol. 10(4):557-67. PMID: 19513792 PDF Link
Potts, L., Skinner, M., Litovsky, R.Y., Kuk, F., & Strube, M. (2009). Recognition and Localization of Speech by Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients Wearing a Digital Hearing Aid in the Non-implanted Ear (Bimodal Hearing). Int. J. Audiology. 20:353-373. PMID: 19594084 PDF Link
Grieco-Calub, T., Saffran, J., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2009). Spoken word recognition in toddlers who use cochlear implants. J. Sp. Lang. Hear. Res. 52: 1390-1400. Link
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2008
Grieco-Calub, T., Litovsky, R.Y., & Werner, L.A. (2008). Using the observer-based psychophysical procedure to assess localization acuity in toddlers who use bilateral cochlear implants. Invited paper in special issue of Otology and Neurology. 29(2):235-239. PMID: 18180690 PDF Link
Balkany, T., Hodges, A., Telischi, F., Hoffman, R., Madell, J., Parisier, S., Gantz, B., Tyler, R., Peters, R., & Litovsky, R. (2008). William House Cochlear Implant Study Group: position statement on bilateral cochlear implantation. Otol Neurotol. 29:107-8. PMID: 18223440 PDF Link
Jones, G.L., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2008). Effects of uncertainty in a cocktail party environment in adults. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 124: 3818-3830. PMID: 19206808 PDF Link
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2007
Garadat, S., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2007). Speech Intelligibility in Free Field: Spatial Unmasking in Preschool Children. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 121: 1047-1055. PDF Link
Peters, R., Litovsky, R.Y., Parkinson, A., & Lake, J. (2007). Importance of Age and Post-Implantation Experience on Performance in Children with Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implants. Otol. Neurotol. 28(5):649-57. PDF Link
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2006
Litovsky, R.Y., Johnstone, P.M., Godar, S., Agrawal, S., Parkinson, A., Peters, R., & Lake, J. (2006). Bilateral cochlear implants in children: localization acuity measured with minimum audible angle. Ear Hear. 27(1):43-59. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Johnstone, P., & Godar, S. (2006). Benefits of bilateral cochlear implants and/or hearing aids in children. Int. J. Audiology. Jul;45 Suppl:78-91. PDF Link
Long, C.J., Carlyon, R.P., Litovsky, R.Y., & Downs, D.H. (2006). Binaural Unmasking with Bilateral Cochlear Implants. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 7(4):352-60. Epub 2006 Aug 29. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Parkinson, A., Arcaroli, J., & Sammath, C. (2006). Clinical Study of Simultaneous Bilateral Cochlear Implantation in Adults: A Multicenter Study. Ear Hear. 27(6):714-31. PDF Link
Johnstone, P.M., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2006). Effect of masker type on speech intelligibility and spatial release from masking in children and adults. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 120(4):2177-89. PDF Link
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2002-2005
Culling, J.F., Hawley, M.L., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2004). The role of head-induced interaural time and level differences in the speech reception threshold for multiple interfering sound sources. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 116: 1057-1065. PDF Link
Dizon, R.M., & Litovsky, R.Y. (2004). Localization dominance in the median-sagittal plane: effect of stimulus duration. J Acoust Soc Am. 115(6):3142-55. PDF Link
Godar, S.P., Litovsky, R.Y., Johnstone, P.M., & Agrawal, S.S. (2004). Cochlear implant plus hearing aid: measuring bilateral benefit in children. International Congress Series, 1273: 219-222. PDF Link
Hawley, M.L., Litovsky, R.Y., & Culling. J.F. (2004). The benefit of binaural hearing in a cocktail party: Effect of location and type of interferer. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 115: 833-843. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y. (2005). Speech intelligibility and spatial release from masking in young children. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 117: 3091-9. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., & Delgutte, B. (2002). Neural correlates of the precedence effect in the inferior colliculus: effect of localization cues. J Neurophysiol. 87(2), 976-994. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Fligor, B., & Tramo, M. (2002). Functional role of the human inferior colliculus in binaural hearing. Hearing Research, 165:177-188. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Johnstone, P., Parkinson, A., Peters, R., & Lake, J. (2004). Bilateral cochlear implants in children. International Congress Series, 1273: 451-454. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Parkinson, A., Arcaroli, J., Peters, R., Lake, J., Johnstone, P., & Yu, G. (2004). Bilateral cochlear implants in adults and children. Arch. Otology Head and Neck Surgery. 130: 648-655. PDF Link
Stickney, G., F.G., Litovsky, R.Y., & Assman, P. (2004). Cochlear implant speech recognition with speech maskers. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 116: 1081-1091. PDF Link
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1999-2000
Hawley, M.L., Litovsky, R.Y., & Colburn, H.S. (1999). Speech intelligibility and localization in complex environments. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 105, 3436-3448. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Colburn, H.S., Yost, W.A., & Guzman, S. (1999). The precedence effect. Review & Tutorial paper, J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 106, 1633-1654. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Hawley, M.L., Fligor, B., & Zurek, P.M. (2000). Failure to unlearn the precedence effect. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 108, 2345-2352. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., & Shinn-Cunningham, B.G. (2001). Investigation of the relationship between three common measures of precedence: fusion, localization dominance and discrimination suppression. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 109, 346-358. PDF Link
Delgutte B, Joris PX, Litovsky RY, & Yin TC. (1999) Receptive fields and binaural interactions for virtual-space stimuli in the cat inferior colliculus. Journal of Neurophysiology 81(6):2833-51. PDF Link
Shinn-Cunningham BG, Schickler J, Kopco N, & Litovsky R. (2001). Spatial unmasking of nearby speech sources in a simulated anechoic environment. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 110(2), 1118-29. PDF Link
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Before 1999
Litovsky, R.Y., & Yin, T.C.T. (1998a). Physiological studies of the precedence effect in the inferior colliculus of the cat: I. Correlates of psychophysics. J. Neurophys. 80, 1302-1316. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., & Yin, T.C.T. (1998b). Physiological studies of the precedence effect in the inferior colliculus of the cat: I. Neural Mechanisms. J. Neurophys. 80, 1285-1301. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y. (1998a). Physiological studies of the precedence effect in the inferior colliculus of the kitten. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., vol. 104, selected research article, 103, 3139-3152. PDF Link
Litovsky, R. (1997). Developmental changes in the precedence effect: Estimates of Minimal Audible Angle. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 102, 1739-1745. PDF Link
Litovsky, R.Y., Yin, T.C.T., Rakerd, B., & Hartmann, W.M. (1997). Psychophysical and physiological evidence for a precedence effect in the median sagittal plane. J. Neurophys. Rapid Communication, 77, 2223-2226. PDF Link
Litovsky, R., & Clifton, R. (1992). Use of sound-pressure level in auditory distance discrimination by 6-month old infants and adults. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 92(2), 794-802. PDF Link
Litovsky, R., & Macmillan, N. (1994). Minimum auditory angle for clicks with simulated echoes: Effects of azimuth and standard. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 96(2), 752-758. PDF Link
Clifton, R., Freyman, R., Litovsky, R., & McCall, D. (1994). Listeners’ expectations about echoes can raise or lower echo threshold. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 95(5), 1525-1533. PDF Link
Freyman RL, Clifton RK, &Litovsky RY. (1991). Dynamic processes in the precedence effect. J Acoust Soc Am. 90:874-84. PDF Link
Clifton RK, Rochat P, Litovsky RY, & Perris EE. (1991). Object representation guides infants' reaching in the dark. J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 17:323-9. PDF Link
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