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Alignment of prosodic focus affects listening effort

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Misplaced prosodic focus leads to increased listening effort, affecting comprehension.
Pupil dilation measurements indicate lingering effort after exposure to improperly focused speech.
Study involved 18 listeners with typical hearing, emphasizing auditory encoding and comprehension challenges.
Findings suggest benefits of prosody extend beyond accuracy: they enhance processing speed and reduce effort.

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Experimental design shows elevated listening effort due to misaligned prosodic focus in speech, indicating implications for cochlear implant users.

Thomas et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Experimental design shows elevated listening effort due to misaligned prosodic focus in speech, indicating implications for cochlear implant users.