Figure 2.
Grand average FFR waveforms in response to the vowel /i/ with increasing levels of reverberation. Musicians (red) have more robust brainstem responses than non-musicians (black) in clean (i.e., no reverb) and all but the most severe reverberation condition. The clearer, more salient response periodicity in musicians indicates enhanced phase-locked activity to speech relevant spectral components not only in clean but also adverse listening environments. FFR, frequency-following response.