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Dichotic interference effects in gap detection.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8473626     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Thresholds for detecting a temporal gap in a 20-Hz-wide band of noise (the target) were measured for the target alone, and in the presence of multiple 20-Hz-wide flanking bands presented to the opposite ear. The flanking bands caused gap thresholds to increase, and this effect was greater at higher levels of the flanking bands. The impairment to gap detection was greater when the flanking bands were comodulated with the target (i.e., had the same envelope) than when they were not comodulated, except at very low and high levels of the flanking bands. A series of supplementary experiments was conducted to investigate why the difference between comodulated and noncomodulated bands was reduced at high levels. The results suggest that this was not due to inter-aural crosstalk. It may have been partly caused by: (1) a central masking effect that reduced the effective sensation level of the target band at high levels of the contralateral flanking bands; (2) reduced independence of the flanking bands owing to broadening of the auditory filters at high levels. The results are discussed in terms of perceptual grouping processes.
Authors:
B C Moore; M J Shailer; M J Black
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America     Volume:  93     ISSN:  0001-4966     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     Publication Date:  1993 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-05-18     Completed Date:  1993-05-18     Revised Date:  2006-12-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503051     Medline TA:  J Acoust Soc Am     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2130-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, England.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Stimulation
Auditory Perception*
Auditory Threshold
Dichotic Listening Tests
Female
Hearing*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Noise

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