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A note on onset effects in binaural hearing

P M Zurek1

  • 1Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|February 1, 1993
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Understanding binaural hearing requires distinguishing between envelope-onset and carrier delays. This research reconciles conflicting findings on auditory cue effectiveness by differentiating these interaural delay types.

Area of Science:

  • Auditory Neuroscience
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Signal Processing

Background:

  • Conflicting conclusions exist regarding the dominance of onset versus ongoing cues in binaural hearing.
  • Discrepancies stem from varied definitions of interaural "onset" delays in binaural stimuli.
  • Existing research lacks a clear distinction between different types of onset delays.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To differentiate between gating (envelope-onset) delays and early fine-structure (carrier) delays.
  • To reconcile discrepant findings on the relative strength of onset versus ongoing auditory cues.
  • To provide a unified interpretation of experimental results concerning interaural envelope and carrier delays.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual distinction between envelope-onset and carrier delays.

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  • Review and integration of independent experimental results on interaural delay effectiveness.
  • Analysis of binaural stimulus properties and their perceptual consequences.

    • Main Results:

    • A clear distinction between envelope-onset and carrier delays is proposed.
    • This distinction clarifies the role of different interaural delay types in binaural hearing.
    • Experimental data on envelope and carrier delay effectiveness support the proposed interpretation.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed distinction resolves previous discrepancies in the literature.
    • Both envelope-onset and carrier delays play distinct roles in binaural cue processing.
    • A unified framework is established for understanding interaural time differences in binaural stimuli.