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Jacob N Oppenheim¹, Pavel Isakov, Marcelo O Magnasco

¹Laboratory of Mathematical Physics, Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA.

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Human hearing is more precise with natural sounds featuring sharp attacks and long decays. This study shows enhanced temporal acuity for these sounds, challenging auditory processing models with built-in acuity trade-offs.

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Area of Science:

Auditory Neuroscience
Psychoacoustics
Physics of Sound

Background:

Time-reversal symmetry breaking is fundamental in natural sound production.
Previous research has focused on auditory responses to natural stimuli, with limited psychophysical testing.

Purpose of the Study:

To psychophysically measure time-frequency acuity for natural-like sounds versus their time-reversed counterparts.
To investigate auditory processing models and the potential trade-offs between temporal and frequency acuity.

Main Methods:

Psychophysical measurements of time-frequency acuity.
Comparison of stylized natural notes (sharp attack, long decay) with their time-reversed versions (long attack, sharp decay).

Main Results:

Significantly greater precision was found for natural-like sounds due to enhanced temporal acuity.
No corresponding decrease in frequency acuity was observed.
Results challenge models positing inherent temporal-frequency acuity trade-offs.

Conclusions:

The auditory system exhibits enhanced temporal acuity for sounds with sharp attacks and long decays.
Evidence suggests statistical priors favoring sharp-attack, long-decay sound profiles.
A minimal bound for nonlinear auditory processing was determined, with matching pursuit, spectral derivatives, and reassigned spectrograms meeting the criteria.