Vanessa Frei

LIFE Fellow from 2022 to 2024, University of Zurich

Dr. phil.

Dissertation completed in August 2024

Multisensory Immersion as a Platform for Studying Sensory and Cognitive Speech Processing in Older Adults with Hearing Impairment

(Advisor: Nathalie Giroud)

Selected Publications

Frei, V., & Giroud, N. (2025). Immersive auditory-cognitive training improves speech-in-noise perception in older adults with varying hearing and working memory. npj Science of Learning, 10(1), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00306-5

Frei, V., Schmitt, R., Meyer, M., & Giroud N. (2024). Processing of visual speech cues in speech-in-noise comprehension depends on working memory capacity and enhances neural speech tracking in older adults with hearing impairment. Trends in Hearing, 28. https://doi.org/10.1177/23312165241287622