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Perceived continuity and pitch perception.

C J Plack1, L J White

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, England.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|September 29, 2000
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Perceived stimulus continuity is crucial for fundamental frequency (F0) perception in complex tones. Adding noise to gaps between tone bursts improves F0 discrimination by maintaining perceived continuity.

Area of Science:

  • Auditory perception
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Signal processing in hearing

Background:

  • The perception of fundamental frequency (F0) in unresolved complex tones relies on auditory processing mechanisms.
  • Stimulus continuity, particularly in the presence of gaps, can influence the accuracy of F0 perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of perceived stimulus continuity in fundamental frequency (F0) perception.
  • To determine how gaps and noise within stimuli affect F0 discrimination and pitch perception.
  • To explore the auditory system's integration mechanisms for complex tones.

Main Methods:

  • F0 discrimination thresholds were measured for single and gapped complex tone bursts.
  • The effect of adding bandpass noise within the gap between tone bursts was examined.

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  • Pitch shifts were assessed with envelope delays in gapped stimuli, with and without noise in the gap.

    • Main Results:

    • F0 discrimination performance decreased significantly with gaps between tone bursts compared to continuous tones.
    • Adding bandpass noise in the gap restored discrimination performance to levels comparable to continuous tones.
    • Noise in the gap, combined with an envelope delay, induced a downward pitch shift, unlike a silent gap.

    Conclusions:

    • A decrease in stimulus level across a gap disrupts auditory integration mechanisms, impairing F0 perception.
    • The auditory system integrates tone bursts as a single continuous stimulus when continuity is perceived, facilitating accurate F0 derivation.
    • Perceived continuity, enhanced by noise bridging gaps, is critical for robust fundamental frequency perception in unresolved complex tones.