Figure 7.

Comparison of brainstem responses to the speech syllable /da/ in quiet and babble noise conditions in musicians versus nonmusicians

Note. The selected peaks (onset and transition) are circled (A). Noise delays peak latencies (B), particularly in the onset and transition portions of the response. The musicians (red) show significantly shorter timing delays in noise than nonmusicians (black) for the onset (C) and transition peaks (D). The latency of the onset (E) and transition peaks (F) is correlated with SIN perception. Modified from Parbery-Clark et al. (2009).