Lab News
In April 2026, Lisanne Bogaard successfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled "Music Perception in Typical and Impaired Hearing: Exploring Voice Segregation Cues in Polyphonic Music."
Andrew Oxenham joins WCCO’s Adam & Jordana podcast to explore the connection between hearing and brain health.
Christopher Federico and Andrew Oxenham have been recognized for their impact and contributions to graduate and professional education at the University of Minnesota.
Read on to learn how PuiYii (PSY BS - 2019) utilizes her research experience and psychology coursework in her role as a Research Audiologist.
Investing in Scientific Discovery: The Vital Partnership Between Federal Agencies and UMN Psychology
Scientific breakthroughs don't happen in a vacuum—they require decades of commitment. Meet two Psychology faculty who showcase how the University of Minnesota Department of Psychology is continuing a long-standing partnership with the federal…
In February, researchers joined the Minnesota Orchestra to showcase the science of music perception and hearing loss through interactive lobby exhibits.
APC Lab Alum Spotlight: Lei Feng, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Emily J. Allen contributes to a Nature Communications study revealing how the human pulvinar represents faces and bodies during natural scene viewing.
The University of Minnesota’s Auditory Perception and Cognition Lab presented its interactive research project, “How high do you hear?” at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair.
APC Lab Alum Spotlight: Daniel Guest, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rochester
A new study, co-authored by Dr. Andrew Oxenham, challenges the belief that musicians have enhanced neural processing when it comes to sound.
Congratulations to Jaeeun Lee for being awarded a COGS (Council of Graduate Students) Summer 2025 Grant to support her research experience in Denmark.
From May 18–23, 2025, members of the Auditory Perception and Cognition (APC) Lab participated in the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Spring Meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
We are excited to congratulate Andrew Oxenham for receiving a Silver Medal in Psychological and Physiological Acoustics from the Acoustical Society of America.
CATSS is pleased to announce that Elaea Purmalietis is the recipient of the first-ever CATSS Summer Fellowship in Translational Sensory Sciences.
Andrew Oxenham receives the Social Science Research Grant for the project “Encoding and decoding of natural timbre in the human cortex.”