Auditory Perception

Question 1

Audition

Answer 1

Processing of auditory stimuli

Question 2

Process of Audition

Answer 2

Stimulus - Receptor (Cilla, Ear Drum, Cochlea) - Pathway
to Brain (Auditory Nerve) - Processing (Audio Cortex)

Question 3

Cilia

Answer 3

Hair-like receptors
Sounds waves move them, causes neurons to fire (neurotransmitters are released)

Question 4

Cochlea

Answer 4

Where sound enters inner ear, past eardrums
Fluid-filled tubes.

Question 5

Auditory Nerve

Answer 5

Takes information to the Audio Cortex

Question 6

Primary Audio Cortex

Answer 6

Audio processing.
Bilateral.

Question 7

Tonotopic

Answer 7

The primary Audio Cortex maps audio stimuli like retinotopic.

Question 8

Two Auditory Processing Pathways

Answer 8

What (Ventral) and Where (Dorsal)

Question 9

Integration

Answer 9

These perceptions work best together
EG: its easier to understand someone’s speech when looking at them.

Question 10

Similarities between visual and auditory

Answer 10

Retinotopic and tonotopic
Focus amplification
What and Where stream

Difference
Auditory is bilateral
Visual is contralateral