Daniel Pressnitzer

Daniel Pressnitzer is a CNRS Director of Research and Deputy Manager of the Laboratoire des Systèmes Perceptifs (LSP) at École normale supérieure in Paris. He leads the Audition team within LSP, conducting research at the intersection of auditory perception, cognitive neuroscience, and psychophysics. His work spans from fundamental auditory mechanisms to applied research in hearing impairment and audio processing.

Pressnitzer's research focuses on experimental studies of audition, integrating multiple levels of analysis from acoustic signals to non-verbal auditory cognition. His work employs diverse methodological tools including psychophysics, modeling, and physiology. A central hypothesis driving his research is the existence of 'mid-level audition' processes critical to real-world listening that can be systematically tested through psychophysical methods. Current projects investigate auditory memory, perceptual bistability, multi-modal comparisons, music perception, and natural sound recognition.

Analysis of Pressnitzer's recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on auditory memory mechanisms, cross-modal perception, and the neural correlates of conscious processing. His work increasingly incorporates machine learning approaches to analyze complex auditory phenomena while maintaining rigorous psychophysical methodologies. Notable recent contributions include discoveries about sleep deprivation detection through voice analysis and the relationship between auditory perception and conscious processing.

• Fyssen Fellowship
• Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship

Pressnitzer teaches in several prestigious programs including the masters of cognitive sciences from École Normale Supérieure, EHESS, and Universités Paris 5, where he coordinates the Auditory Perception course. He also teaches in the ATIAM and IMA masters programs. As the leader of the Audition team at LSP since 2008, he co-manages the Neuroscience track of the Cogmaster, recruiting students annually. His laboratory investigates fundamental auditory processes with potential applications in hearing impairment and audio processing technologies.