| Relative contributions of envelope maxima and minima to comodulation masking release. | |
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PMID: 1775647 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Comodulation masking release (CMR) is a phenomenon that demonstrates the sensitivity of the auditory system to across-frequency differences in the temporal modulation pattern of a complex waveform. In this paper, we review briefly some of the data on the physical parameters that affect CMR and describe models that have been proposed to account for CMR--namely, models based upon envelope equalization/cancellation, across-frequency envelope correlation, and "dip listening". The present literature is ambiguous with regard to the relative importance of energy in the peak and dip regions of the waveform envelope. We therefore performed a series of experiments to investigate this issue. In the first experiment, we examined CMR for signals that resulted either in a uniform increment or in uniform decrement in the masking noise centred on the signal frequency. This was accomplished by using a 20-Hz-wide noise band centred on 700 Hz as both the masker and as the signal, adjusting the phase angle between the signal and masker to either 0 degree (increment) or 180 degrees (decrement). Conditions were examined where either zero, one, two, four, or six comodulated flanking bands were present. Results indicated positive CMRs for all conditions in which a comodulated flanking band was present. CMR increased as the number of flanking bands increased for intensity increments, but not for intensity decrements. The remaining experiments examined conditions where signals were present only in masker peaks, or only in masker dips. The results of these experiments indicated relatively large CMRs when the signal occurred in dip regions, but no CMR when the signal occurred in peak regions. Whereas some of the results of the above experiments would be difficult to account for in terms of the dip listening hypothesis of CMR, the present findings did indicate that the stimulus cues that give rise to CMR appear to be derived primarily from the dip regions of the masking noise. |
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Authors:
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J W Hall; J H Grose |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Quarterly journal of experimental psychology. A, Human experimental psychology Volume: 43 ISSN: 0272-4987 ISO Abbreviation: Q J Exp Psychol A Publication Date: 1991 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-03-02 Completed Date: 1992-03-02 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8107269 Medline TA: Q J Exp Psychol A Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 349-72 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill 27599. |
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Adult Attention* Female Humans Male Perceptual Masking* Pitch Discrimination* Psychoacoustics |
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