Diotic and dichotic detection using multiplied-noise maskers. 1998

S van de Par, and A Kohlrausch
IPO Center for Research on User-System Interaction, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Detection thresholds were measured with a multiplied-noise masker that was in phase in both ears and a sinusoidal signal which was either in phase or out of phase (NoSo and NoS pi conditions). The masker was generated by multiplying a low-pass noise with a sinusoidal carrier. The signal was a sinusoid with the same frequency as the carrier and a constant phase offset, theta, with respect to the carrier. By adjusting the phase offset, the stimulus properties were varied in such a way that only interaural time delays (theta = pi/2) or interaural intensity differences (theta = 0) were present within the NoS pi stimulus. Thresholds were measured at a center frequency of 4 kHz as a function of bandwidth for theta = pi/2 and for theta = 0. In a second experiment thresholds were measured for a bandwidth of 25 Hz as a function of the center frequency. The results show that narrow-band BMLDs at 4 kHz can amount to 30 dB for the theta = 0 condition. For this condition, narrow-band BMLDs are also reasonably constant across frequency, in contrast to results obtained with standard Gaussian-noise maskers. For theta = pi/2, BMLDs are restricted to the frequency region below 2 kHz provided that the masker is narrow band, but BMLDs of up to 15 dB are found at 4 kHz if the masker is 50 Hz or wider. The frequency dependence of the binaural thresholds seems to be best explained by assuming that the stimulus waveforms are compressed before binaural interaction.

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
D009622 Noise Any sound which is unwanted or interferes with HEARING other sounds. Noise Pollution,Noises,Pollution, Noise
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
D004007 Dichotic Listening Tests Tests for central hearing disorders based on the competing message technique (binaural separation). Dichotic Listening Test,Listening Test, Dichotic,Listening Tests, Dichotic,Test, Dichotic Listening,Tests, Dichotic Listening
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001307 Auditory Perception The process whereby auditory stimuli are selected, organized, and interpreted by the organism. Auditory Processing,Perception, Auditory,Processing, Auditory
D001309 Auditory Threshold The audibility limit of discriminating sound intensity and pitch. Auditory Thresholds,Threshold, Auditory,Thresholds, Auditory
D016011 Normal Distribution Continuous frequency distribution of infinite range. Its properties are as follows: 1, continuous, symmetrical distribution with both tails extending to infinity; 2, arithmetic mean, mode, and median identical; and 3, shape completely determined by the mean and standard deviation. Gaussian Distribution,Distribution, Gaussian,Distribution, Normal,Distributions, Normal,Normal Distributions

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