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Comodulation detection differences with multiple signal bands.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2299040     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Detection thresholds were determined for signals consisting of one, two, or five noise bands embedded in eight "cue" bands. All of the noise bands were 100 Hz wide. The center frequencies of the signal bands ranged from 1250-3250 Hz in 500-Hz steps, and those of the cue bands ranged from 500-4000 Hz in 500-Hz steps. The multiple-band signals either all had the same temporal envelope, or all had different temporal envelopes. Similarly, the cue bands either all had the same temporal envelope or all had different temporal envelopes. In separate listening conditions, signal thresholds were determined for various combinations of the temporal envelope patterns of the signal and cue bands. The results were analyzed both in terms of differences in threshold across listening conditions, and in terms of changes in threshold within a listening condition, as the number of signal bands was increased. For both the single- and multiple-band signals, performance was best when the signal band(s) had a different envelope from the common envelope of the cue bands, and performance was worst when either the cue bands all had different envelopes, or the signal and cue bands all shared the same envelope. The thresholds of the multiple-band signals were better fitted by an independent-thresholds model than by a statistical-summation model. However, neither model predicted thresholds uniformly well in all listening conditions. The results are discussed in terms of both "within-channel" and "across-channel" models.
Authors:
B A Wright
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America     Volume:  87     ISSN:  0001-4966     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     Publication Date:  1990 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-03-08     Completed Date:  1990-03-08     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503051     Medline TA:  J Acoust Soc Am     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  292-303     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Texas, Austin 78712.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adolescent
Adult
Auditory Pathways / physiology*
Auditory Threshold*
Humans
Perceptual Masking / physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
NS15895/NS/NINDS NIH HHS

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