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1
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Periodicity

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the # of cycle of a pure (sine) tone that occur over a given length of time

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Partial

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a general term that can apply to any mode of vibration in a spectrum

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Temporal envelope

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the primary determinant in our classification of sound sources

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… Why did the transposed version of the scale sound so unnatural?

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the natural resonant frequency regions that were produced by the sound source were not preserved by the transpositional process

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A distortion product is…

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characterized by the introduction of frequency components in the output that were not present in the input

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Human sensitivity to frequencies from about 1.5-7 kHz is due to…

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the resonant frequencies of the outer and middle ear

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the basilar membrane…

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separates out via a “traveling” wave, the frequency components of a sound wave

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the scala media is…

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a canal filled with endolymph that extends along the cochlea

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Frequency selectivity

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the ability of the auditory system to resolve or separate out the different frequency components of a sound wave

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Iso-level curve

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Basilar membrane response as a function of the frequency of a pure tone for various levels of the tone

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Tuning Curve

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the level of a pure tone needed to produce the same basilar membrane response

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Basalward shift

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traveling wave must move toward the higher frequency region of the basilar membrane to compensate for the shift to lower-frequency excitation

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Motility (outer hair cells)

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outer hair cells expand and contract wen stimulated due to protein prestin

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Compression (shallow response function

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as loudness level increases, gain decreases

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Frequency suppression

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reduction in response to one frequency component wen another frequency component is added

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distortion

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frequency components that are not present in the input that are present in the output

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17
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Masking

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the obscuring of one sound by another

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Spectral-notch masking

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can be used to estimate the shape and bandwidth of the internal auditory filter

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The width of an ERB…

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is proportional to its center frequency

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20
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The psychophysical tuning curve…

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is a plot of the level of a masker needed to mask a signal as a function of the frequency of the masker and masker-signal time interval

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21
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An excitation pattern….

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is a plot of the output of each auditory filter as a function of its center frequency

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A formant…

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is an emphasized spectral region used to code vowel identification

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Loudness

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loudness is the subjective magnitude of sound (0 to 120 dB SPL)

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Loudness sone

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measure that related loudness to a fixed standard on a ratio scale; sound A is twice as loud as sound B if its sone value is twice that of sound B

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Loudness phon

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hybrid measure that relates sensitivity of the auditory system to frequency and sound level on an interval scale

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Dynamic range….

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is determined by the lower and upper limits of a person’s ability to process sounds effectively

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specific loudness

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is a calculation of the output at each auditory filter. it reflect the compression of the basilar membrane

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magnitude estimation

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assign a number to each sound according to its loudness

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magnitude production

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subject adjusts the level of a test sound until it has a specified loudness

30
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Just noticeable difference

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is the minimum level of an acoustical change at which subjects can hear a difference in the primary perceptual correlate

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Weber’s law

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The property by which the small detectable increment in intensity is proportional to the baseline intensity

the increase in intensity required for you to notice a change

32
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Weber’s fraction

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ratio of the smallest detectable change in physical quantity of the magnitude of that quantity

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Pitch

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pitch is the aspect of auditory sensation by which sounds are ordered on the scale used for melody in music (30Hz and 5000 Hz)

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Rate place theory

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basilar membrane in the cochlea conducts frequency analysis (different regions on basilar membrane respond to different frequencies)

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temporal theory

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phase locking, time pattern of neural spikes is at a multiple integer of the period of the signal

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excitation pattern

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a plot of the output of filters as a function of center frequency

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temporal resolution

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speed at which we can process sound

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temporal integer mechanism

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means by which neural activity is summed up over time

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temporal excitation pattern

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description of how variation in level is represented in auditory stream

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pattern recognition model of pitch

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utilizes a central processor up the auditory pathway that finds a “best fit” for the frequency information that is provided by resolved harmonics

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temporal model of pitch

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utilizes the interaction of unresolved harmonics on the basilar membrane that produce a waveform that repeats at the fundamental frequency

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resolved harmonic

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is a low numbered partial in a harmonic, complex tone

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unresolved harmonic

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high numbered partial in a harmonic, complex tone

44
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missing fundamental

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shows pitch is determined by the repetition rate of the waveform of a periodic complex tone

45
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neural synchrony

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is a measure of how well spike patterns produced across the array of fibers conform to waveform periodicity and structure

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Outer ear

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pinna, concha, external auditory canal, external auditory meatus, eardrum

protection, amplification, localization

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Middle ear

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malleus, incus, stapes

impedance matching, selective oval window stimulation, pressure equalization

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inner ear

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oval window, cochlea

filtering distribution, transduction

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inner ear scala(s)

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scala vestibuli on top, scala media in the middle, scala tympani on bottom

50
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organ of corti

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contains rows of hair cells and various supporting cells and nerve endings

51
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tectorial membrane

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lies over organ of corti and connects to the stereocilia and its outer hair cells

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