Interactive tasks and how we hear them
Part of Brain & nervous system, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study tests how listening to speech during interactive tasks affects what you hear. It may help us understand how people communicate in everyday situations.
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Who can take part
- You must be between 18 and 65 years old.
- You must be a native speaker of American English who only speaks English.
- You must pass a hearing screening done remotely (over the phone or computer).
- You cannot have any known speech, language, or neurological problems.
- You must never have interacted with someone who has dysarthria (a speech disorder that makes speech slurred or hard to understand).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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