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DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Our auditory system does not merely enable us to understand speech and our fellow humans. It also gives us the ability to acquire knowledge of ecological processes and patterns in natural habitats, whether they be forests, grasslands, deserts or savannahs. A recent interdisciplinary research programme in human auditory ecology aims to characterise these auditory faculties in humans, identify relevant acoustic information, the sensory mechanisms involved, and the effect of age-related hearing loss on these faculties. This programme will be illustrated by the presentation of behavioural and modelling data obtained from studies on the auditory perception of natural soundscapes, avian biodiversity and watercourses. These findings, which illustrate our sensory dependence on natural entities and environments, will be discussed in the context of rapid, human-induced environmental change. Reference : Lorenzi C, Apoux F, Grinfeder E, Krause B, Miller-Viacava N, Sueur J. Human Auditory Ecology: Extending Hearing Research to the Perception of Natural Soundscapes by Humans in Rapidly Changing Environments. Trends in Hearing. 2023 Jan-Dec;27:23312165231212032. doi: 10.1177/23312165231212032.   Bio: After obtaining a Ph.D. in psychology (1995) from the University of Lyon II in France, Christian Lorenzi worked at the Applied Psychology Unit of the Medical Research Council (MRC, Cambridge, UK) as a postdoctoral researcher, then at the MRC Institute of Hearing Research (Glasgow, UK) as a junior researcher. He is currently a full professor in experimental psychology in the Department of Cognitive Studies at the École normale supérieure in Paris, and a member of the department's Perceptual Systems Laboratory (CNRS). His recent work in ‘human auditory ecology’ focuses on the study of the auditory capacities and sensory mechanisms that enable humans to perceive natural soundscapes, their composition (biological and geophysical), the ecological processes at work and their variations.748960
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LOCATION:Trevithick Room, Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus.

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SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Human auditory ecology: Understanding the natural world through our ears and auditory system
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