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Laurent Demany1, Catherine Semal

  • 1Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie, UMR CNRS 5543, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France. laurent.demany@psyac.u-bordeaux2.fr

The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology
|June 6, 2002
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Listeners struggle to perceive timing in complex sound sequences. Research suggests sensitivity to "second-order" intervals is limited, with perception relying more on simpler "first-order" intervals in auditory streams.

Area of Science:

  • Auditory Perception
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

  • Listeners' sensitivity to temporal patterns in auditory sequences is crucial for understanding music and speech.
  • Previous research has primarily focused on the perception of regular, consecutive event timing (first-order intervals).
  • The perception of timing between non-consecutive events (second-order intervals) remains less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate listener sensitivity to time intervals between non-consecutive events in sound sequences.
  • To determine if listeners can perceive and utilize "second-order" temporal information.
  • To explore the role of sequence predictability and subjective accents in temporal perception.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1: Presented auditory sequences with embedded isochronous sub-sequences (second-order regularity) amidst random distractors.

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  • Experiment 2: Used repetitive sequences with varying first-order intervals, requiring classification of interval ratios.
  • Analyzed performance based on sequence predictability and subjective accent placement.

    • Main Results:

    • Experiment 1 showed significant difficulty in discriminating sequences with second-order regularity from random sequences, indicating limited sensitivity.
    • Experiment 2 suggested that while second-order intervals could be used, performance was primarily driven by sequence predictability, not subjective accent timing.
    • The relative positions of subjective accents did not significantly impact performance in temporal classification tasks.

    Conclusions:

    • Listeners exhibit limited perceptual sensitivity to "second-order" temporal intervals in complex auditory streams.
    • The perception of subtle timing details in music may rely more on the relationships between consecutive events ("first-order" intervals) within an auditory stream.
    • Sequence predictability plays a significant role in the utilization of temporal information, potentially masking sensitivity to more complex interval structures.