Auditory Spectral Integration in the Perception of Static Vowels.

Purpose: To evaluate potential contributions of broadband spectral integration in the perception of static vowels. Specifically, can the auditory system infer formant frequency information from changes in the intensity weighting across harmonics when the formant itself is missing? Does this type of...

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Publicado en:Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 54; no. 6; pp. 1667 - 1682
Autores principales: Fox, Robert Allen, Jacewicz, Ewa, Chang, Chiung-Yun
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Dec2011
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          Fox, Robert Allen
          Jacewicz, Ewa
          Chang, Chiung-Yun
        affil: The Ohio State University, Columbus
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        Analysis of variance
        Audiometry
        Experimental design
        Physiological aspects of speech
        Speech perception
        Vowels
        Descriptive statistics
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          Analysis of variance
          Audiometry
          Experimental design
          Physiological aspects of speech
          Speech perception
          Vowels
          Descriptive statistics
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        auditory spectral integration
        center of gravity (COG)
        vowel perception
        auditory spectral integration
        center of gravity (COG)
        vowel perception
      ab: Purpose: To evaluate potential contributions of broadband spectral integration in the perception of static vowels. Specifically, can the auditory system infer formant frequency information from changes in the intensity weighting across harmonics when the formant itself is missing? Does this type of integration produce the same results in the lower (first formant [F1]) and higher (second formant [F2]) regions? Does the spacing between the spectral components affect a listener's ability to integrate the acoustic cues? Method: Twenty young listeners with normal hearing identified synthesized vowel-like stimuli created for adjustments in the F1 region (/&Lgr;/-/α/, /I/-/σ/) and in the F2 region (/&Lgr;/&elige;-/). There were 2 types of stimuli: (a) 2-formant tokens and (b) tokens in which 1 formant was removed and 2 pairs of sine waves were inserted below and above the missing formant; the intensities of these harmonics were modified to cause variations in their spectral center of gravity (COG). The COG effects were tested over a wide range of frequencies. Results: Obtained patterns were consistent with calculated changes to the spectral COG, in both the F1 and F2 regions. The spacing of the sine waves did not affect listeners' responses. Conclusion: The auditory system may perform broadband integration as a type of auditory wideband spectral analysis.
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