Further examination of pitch discrimination interference between complex tones containing resolved harmonics. 2009

Hedwig E Gockel, and Robert P Carlyon, and Christopher J Plack
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom. hedwig.gockel@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk

Pitch discrimination interference (PDI) is an impairment in fundamental frequency (F0) discrimination between two sequentially presented complex (target) tones produced by another complex tone (the interferer) that is filtered into a remote spectral frequency region. Micheyl and Oxenham [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 121, 1621-1631 (2007)] reported a modest PDI for target tones and interferers both containing resolved harmonics when the F0 difference between the two target tones (DeltaF0) was small. When the interferer was in a lower spectral region than the target, a much larger PDI was observed when DeltaF0 was large (14%-20%), and, under these conditions, performance in the presence of an interferer was worse than at smaller DeltaF0s. The present study replicated the occurrence of PDI for complex tones containing resolved harmonics for small DeltaF0s. In contrast to Micheyl and Oxenham's findings, performance in the presence of an interferer always increased monotonically with increasing DeltaF0. However, when the interferer was in a lower spectral region than the target (and not vice versa), some subjects needed verbal instructions or modified stimuli to choose the correct cue, indicating an asymmetry in spontaneous obviousness of the correct listening cue across conditions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008954 Models, Biological Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of biological processes or diseases. For disease models in living animals, DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL is available. Biological models include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment. Biological Model,Biological Models,Model, Biological,Models, Biologic,Biologic Model,Biologic Models,Model, Biologic
D010470 Perceptual Masking The interference of one perceptual stimulus with another causing a decrease or lessening in perceptual effectiveness. Masking, Perceptual,Maskings, Perceptual,Perceptual Maskings
D010898 Pitch Perception A dimension of auditory sensation varying with cycles per second of the sound stimulus. Perception, Pitch,Perceptions, Pitch,Pitch Perceptions
D003463 Cues Signals for an action; that specific portion of a perceptual field or pattern of stimuli to which a subject has learned to respond. Cue
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000161 Acoustic Stimulation Use of sound to elicit a response in the nervous system. Auditory Stimulation,Stimulation, Acoustic,Stimulation, Auditory
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001306 Auditory Pathways NEURAL PATHWAYS and connections within the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, beginning at the hair cells of the ORGAN OF CORTI, continuing along the eighth cranial nerve, and terminating at the AUDITORY CORTEX. Auditory Pathway,Pathway, Auditory,Pathways, Auditory
D001309 Auditory Threshold The audibility limit of discriminating sound intensity and pitch. Auditory Thresholds,Threshold, Auditory,Thresholds, Auditory
D017603 Signal Detection, Psychological Psychophysical technique that permits the estimation of the bias of the observer as well as detectability of the signal (i.e., stimulus) in any sensory modality. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.) Signal Detection (Psychology),Signal Detection Analysis,Signal Detection Theory,Analyses, Signal Detection,Analysis, Signal Detection,Detection, Psychological Signal,Detection, Signal (Psychology),Detections, Psychological Signal,Detections, Signal (Psychology),Psychological Signal Detection,Psychological Signal Detections,Signal Detection Analyses,Signal Detection Theories,Signal Detections (Psychology),Signal Detections, Psychological,Theories, Signal Detection,Theory, Signal Detection

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