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    Area of Science:

    • Audiology
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Signal Processing

    Background:

    • Temporal fine structure (TFS) is crucial for sound perception but often lost in cochlear implant (CI) strategies.
    • The temporal-limits-encoder (TLE) strategy aims to preserve TFS by computing envelope modulators within CI electric hearing limits.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the TFS information encoded by the TLE strategy.
    • To evaluate the salience and usefulness of TLE-encoded TFS in CI users.
    • To compare pitch perception performance between TLE and the Advanced Combinational Encoder (ACE) strategy.

    Main Methods:

    • Two experiments were conducted comparing TLE and ACE strategies.
    • Pitch discrimination and ranking were assessed using synthetic harmonic complex tones and an adaptive procedure.
    • Signal analysis compared TFS cues generated by TLE and ACE.

    Main Results:

    • Signal analysis confirmed TLE introduces TFS pitch cues absent in ACE.
    • TLE improved pitch discrimination for CI users when the input had a lower fundamental frequency (F0).
    • No significant effect of TLE's lower frequency limit on pitch ranking was found, though lower limits trended towards better results.

    Conclusions:

    • The envelope modulation in TLE can enhance pitch perception for cochlear implant users.
    • TLE offers potential improvements over traditional CI strategies for pitch processing.