Abstract
Our brains are exceptionally good at extracting important information from the sea of unfamiliar complex sounds around us. However, we are only beginning to how the brain restructures itself to accomplish this learning, and how particular stages of learning may be supported by different neurobiological mechanisms. This PhD project tackles these issues by combining intensive, computationally-informed auditory training paradigms with functional and structural MRI at high field strengths. The project will test hypotheses about the emergence and consolidation of new auditory representations, as well as the relationship of learning success to transient or sustained changes in brain microstructure.
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