"Perceptual Masking" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The interference of one perceptual stimulus with another causing a decrease or lessening in perceptual effectiveness.
| Descriptor ID |
D010470
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.593.071.594 F02.463.593.932.733
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| Concept/Terms |
Perceptual Masking- Perceptual Masking
- Masking, Perceptual
- Maskings, Perceptual
- Perceptual Maskings
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Perceptual Masking" by people in Profiles.
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Borjigin A, Bharadwaj HM. Individual differences elucidate the perceptual benefits associated with robust temporal fine-structure processing. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jan 07; 122(1):e2317152121.
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Viswanathan V, Bharadwaj HM, Shinn-Cunningham BG, Heinz MG. Modulation masking and fine structure shape neural envelope coding to predict speech intelligibility across diverse listening conditions. J Acoust Soc Am. 2021 09; 150(3):2230.
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Mamo SK, Helfer KS. Speech Understanding in Modulated Noise and Speech Maskers as a Function of Cognitive Status in Older Adults. Am J Audiol. 2021 Sep 10; 30(3):642-654.
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Helfer KS, Poissant SF, Merchant GR. Word Identification With Temporally Interleaved Competing Sounds by Younger and Older Adult Listeners. Ear Hear. 2020 May/Jun; 41(3):603-614.
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Jesse A, Helfer KS. Lexical Influences on Errors in Masked Speech Perception in Younger, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 04 26; 62(4S):1152-1166.
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Helfer KS, Freyman RL, Merchant GR. How repetition influences speech understanding by younger, middle-aged and older adults. Int J Audiol. 2018 09; 57(9):695-702.
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Helfer KS, Merchant GR, Freyman RL. Aging and the effect of target-masker alignment. J Acoust Soc Am. 2016 Nov; 140(5):3844.
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Borowsky A, Horrey WJ, Liang Y, Garabet A, Simmons L, Fisher DL. The effects of brief visual interruption tasks on drivers' ability to resume their visual search for a pre-cued hazard. Accid Anal Prev. 2016 Aug; 93:207-216.
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Kinoshita S, Robidoux S, Guilbert D, Norris D. Context-dependent similarity effects in letter recognition. Psychon Bull Rev. 2015 Oct; 22(5):1458-64.
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Helfer KS. Competing Speech Perception in Middle Age. Am J Audiol. 2015 Jun; 24(2):80-3.