EFRI BEGIN OI: Biocomputing and learning with synthetic and biological oscillators on spat — NSF Award to University of Illinois a
The human nervous system enables effortless focus on a single conversation in crowded and noisy environments, through mental filtering-out of the surrounding noise. This phenomenon, known as the Cocktail Party Problem (CPP) highlights the brain’s remarkable ability to focus attention, integrate sensory input, and enhan
| Award title | EFRI BEGIN OI: Biocomputing and learning with synthetic and biological oscillators on spat |
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| Award ID | 2515342 |
| Awardee | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| City | URBANA |
| State | IL |
| Amount obligated | $1,999,999 |
| Principal investigator | Prashant Mehta |
| Program | EFRI Research Projects |
| Start date | 08/15/2025 |
| Abstract | The human nervous system enables effortless focus on a single conversation in crowded and noisy environments, through mental filtering-out of the surrounding noise. This phenomenon, known as the Cocktail Party Problem (CPP) highlights the brain’s remarkable ability to focus attention, integrate sensory input, and enhance a specific auditory signal while suppressing all others in a way that no current machine can replicate. Emerging evidence suggests that the noise-filtering ability relies on ‘br |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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