| Influence of frequency selectivity on comodulation masking release in normal-hearing listeners. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 8487531 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Experiments 1 and 2 investigated the effect of frequency selectivity on comodulation masking release (CMR) in normal-hearing subjects, examining conditions where frequency selectivity was relatively good (low masker level at both low [500-Hz] and high [2500-Hz] signal frequency, and high masker level at low signal frequency) and where frequency selectivity was somewhat degraded (high masker level and high signal frequency). The first experiment investigated CMR in conditions where a narrow modulated noise band was centered on the signal frequency, and a wider comodulated noise band was located below the band centered on the signal frequency. Signal frequencies were 500 and 2000 Hz. The masker level and the frequency separation between the on-signal and comodulated flanking band were varied. In addition to conditions where the flanking band and on-signal band were presented at the same spectrum level, conditions were included where the spectrum level of the flanking band was 10-dB higher than that of the on-signal band, in order to accentuate effects of reduced frequency selectivity. Results indicated that CMR was reduced at the 2000-Hz region when masker level was high, when the frequency separation between on-signal and flanking band was small, and when a 10-dB level disparity existed between the on-signal and flanking band. In the second experiment, CMR was investigated for narrow comodulated noise bands, presented either without any additional sound or in the presence of a random noise background. CMR increased slightly as the masker level increased, except at 2500 Hz when the noise background was present. The decrease in CMR at 2500 Hz with the high masker level and with a noise background present could be explained in terms of reduced frequency selectivity. In a third experiment, we compared performance for equal absolute bandwidth maskers at a low (500-Hz) and a high (2000-Hz) stimulus frequency. Results here suggested that detection in modulated noise may be reduced due to a reduction in the number of quasi-independent auditory filters contributing temporal envelope information. The effects found in the present study using normal-hearing listeners under conditions of degraded frequency selectivity may be useful in understanding part of the reduction of CMR that occurs in cochlear-impaired listeners having reduced frequency selectivity. |
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Authors:
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J W Hall; J H Grose; B C Moore |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of speech and hearing research Volume: 36 ISSN: 0022-4685 ISO Abbreviation: J Speech Hear Res Publication Date: 1993 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-06-07 Completed Date: 1993-06-07 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376336 Medline TA: J Speech Hear Res Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 410-23 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Medicine, Division of Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Auditory Perception Auditory Threshold Female Hearing* Humans Male Noise* Perceptual Masking |
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 DC00418/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS |
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