Synthetic faces generated with the facial action coding system or deep neural networks improve speech-in-noise perception, but not as much as real faces

The prevalence of synthetic talking faces in both commercial and academic environments is increasing as the technology to generate them grows more powerful and available. While it has long been known that seeing the face of the talker improves human perception of speech-in-noise, recent studies have...

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Main Authors: Yingjia Yu, Anastasia Lado, Yue Zhang, John F. Magnotti, Michael S. Beauchamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2024.1379988/full