Auditory Processing Consortium

The Auditory Processing Consortium is a collaborative organization that researches how the brain interprets sounds. It aims to understand the processes involved in differentiating speech, recognizing speech in noisy environments, and processing complex auditory signals. Through studying these mechanisms, the consortium helps develop better assessments, interventions, and technologies for individuals with auditory processing challenges—conditions where the brain has difficulty making sense of sounds despite normal hearing. Overall, it advances science to improve communication and hearing health for many people.