Link for Parents

           Children ages 3-7 are invited to come to our lab to participate in our studies on hearing. Participation requires a 45-minute visit to the Waisman Center.


What we study :

           Children spend many hours a day in enclosed spaces, where they attempt to understand their teachers and peers, and to do so they must be able to ignore distracting sounds around them. We would like to understand how children are able to do so, and what scenarios allow them to do so without straining to hear in a noisy environment. We hope to gain knowledge that will allow us to improve design of classrooms and to help children who are fitted with prosthetic devices such as hearing aids and cochlear implants.

           In our study the child plays a game in which he/she hears words and finds a matching picture. At various intervals, children's music or a brief animation are presented as well. During the testing session your child will be seated on a chair inside a testing room, and if you would like, you will be able to observe the session. There are no discomforts or risks involved in this study. In fact, we hope that the visit will be very pleasant for both you and your child. We will be happy to show you the results after the session, and to discuss with you the findings of the study as well as other studies on the development of auditory perception. Your child will receive some stickers and / or a small toy as a token of our appreciation. In addition, once the study is complete, we will send a letter to all our participants describing our findings and their implications.

Siblings are welcome to come along. Our testing hours are flexible and parking is free.

A Glimpse of our Experiments

• Sample speech test
  
• Recent results