| Effects of flanking band proximity, number, and modulation pattern on comodulation masking release. | |
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PMID: 2299038 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Comodulation masking release for a 700-Hz pure-tone signal was investigated as a function of the number and spectral positions of 20-Hz-wide comodulated flanking bands. In the first experiment, all stimuli were presented diotically. CMR was examined as a function of the number of flanking bands present, in conditions where the bands were arranged symmetrically around the signal frequency, were below the signal frequency, or were above the signal frequency. The number of flanking bands ranged from one to eight, and the magnitude of the diotic CMR ranged from approximately 5-16 dB. The results indicated: (1) bands closer to the signal resulted in larger masking release, and (2) more bands gave rise to larger CMR (but with diminishing returns above two flanking bands). Two additional sets of diotic conditions were examined and compared to the condition where all eight comodulated flanking bands were present: In one set of conditions, two of the eight flanking bands were removed; in the other set of conditions, two of the eight flanking bands were replaced with bands (termed "deviant" bands) that were not comodulated with respect to the other bands. There was very little effect of reducing eight bands to six, even when the removed bands were relatively near the signal frequency; however, CMR was substantially reduced when deviant bands were introduced, particularly when the deviant bands were placed relatively near the signal frequency. These reductions in CMR were slightly greater when each of the deviant bands had a unique modulation pattern (bideviant bands) than when the two deviant bands themselves shared the same modulation pattern (codeviant bands). In the second experiment, dichotic conditions were examined where the number and spectral positions of the flanking bands in the nonsignal ear were varied (the signal ear received only a 20-Hz-wide noise band centered on the signal frequency). The magnitude of the dichotic CMR ranged from approximately 2-10 dB, depending on condition. Effects of proximity and the number of flanking bands were similar to the effects obtained in diotic conditions. For both the diotic and the dichotic data, the effects of proximity were more consistent with an interpretation based upon across-channel processing than upon a within-channel interaction. The results obtained using deviant bands indicate that it is difficult for the auditory system to disregard the modulation pattern of flanking bands that differ from the modulation pattern of the on-signal band, particularly if such bands are proximal to the signal frequency. |
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Authors:
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J W Hall; J H Grose; M P Haggard |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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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:
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Created Date: 1990-03-08 Completed Date: 1990-03-08 Revised Date: 2006-12-27 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503051 Medline TA: J Acoust Soc Am Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 269-83 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27514. |
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Acoustic Stimulation Adult Auditory Pathways / physiology* Humans Perceptual Masking / physiology* |
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