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June 23, 1914
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November 23, 1979
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Edward Colin Cherry0
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was a British cognitive scientist whose main contributions were in focused auditory attention, specifically the cocktail party problem regarding the capacity to follow one conversation while many other conversations are going on in a noisy room.
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Edward Colin Cherry
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Edward Colin Cherry (1914-1979) was a British cognitive scientist known for his contributions in focused auditory attention, particularly the "cocktail party problem", which explores the capacity to follow one conversation while many other conversations are going on in a noisy room. Cherry was born in St Albans, United Kingdom, and held citizenship in both the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Cherry received his education from City, University of London, Imperial College London, and St Albans School, Hertfordshire. He worked as a psychologist, and his doctoral advisor was Norbert Wiener. Two of Cherry's doctoral students were Bruce Sayers and John Westcott.
He passed away in London in 1979.
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