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Stimulus intensity and fundamental frequency effects on duplex perception

H K Vorperian1, M T Ochs, D W Grantham

  • 1Department of Communicative Disorders, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53705-2280, USA.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|August 1, 1995
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Duplex perception research shows that both intensity and fundamental frequency (F0) influence speech perception. This suggests the specialized speech system uses more auditory information than previously thought.

Area of Science:

  • Auditory Neuroscience
  • Speech Perception
  • Psychoacoustics

Background:

  • Duplex perception, where an acoustic signal yields both speech and nonspeech percepts, is often seen as evidence for a distinct speech system.
  • This study investigates whether this speech system precedes general auditory processing systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the role of intensity and fundamental frequency (F0) in duplex perception.
  • To challenge the interpretation that the speech system operates independently of general auditory processing.

Main Methods:

  • An intensity-dependent duplex perception paradigm using the acoustic pair /da/ and /ga/ was employed.
  • The intensity and F0 of the third formant (F3) transition, differentiating /da/ from /ga/, were systematically varied.
  • Duplex perception thresholds and identification functions were measured for each participant.

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Main Results:

  • Duplex perception thresholds decreased as the F0 of the F3 transition diverged from the base.
  • Speech identification remained robust across various F3 transition intensities and F0s, but decreased at higher intensities and greater F0 differences.
  • Contrary to prior findings, both intensity and F0 information were found to be utilized by the specialized speech perception system.

Conclusions:

  • The findings suggest that the specialized speech perception system integrates both intensity and F0 information.
  • This challenges the notion that the speech system is entirely separate from general auditory processing.
  • Re-evaluation of the speech perception system's computations and its relationship with general auditory processing is warranted.