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Mathias Dietz¹, Torben Wendt, Stephan D Ewert

¹Medizinische Physik, Universität Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky Strasse 9-11, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany. mathias.dietz@uni-oldenburg.de

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Area of Science:

Acoustics
Psychoacoustics
Auditory Perception

Background:

Previous studies investigated pause duration's effect on interaural time difference (ITD) sensitivity.
Discrepancies were observed in the steepness of ITD threshold functions across studies.
The role of pause duration metric in ITD perception requires clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

To directly compare ITD thresholds using matched acoustic parameters.
To investigate the influence of different envelope flank shapes on ITD sensitivity.
To reconcile differing results between previous studies by examining pause duration metrics.

Main Methods:

Direct comparison of threshold ITDs for two envelope flank shapes.
Utilized matched carrier and modulation frequencies.
Defined pause duration based on modulation depth sensitivity.

Main Results:

Threshold ITDs for the two envelope flank shapes were directly compared.
Results showed good agreement when pause duration was defined by modulation depth sensitivity.
This metric resolved discrepancies observed in prior research.

Conclusions:

Modulation depth sensitivity provides a consistent metric for pause duration in ITD perception.
The findings reconcile previous conflicting results on pause duration and ITD sensitivity.
A unified understanding of ITD processing in relation to stimulus envelope pauses is advanced.