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Dichotic interference effects in gap detection

B C Moore1, M J Shailer, M J Black

  • 1Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, England.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|April 1, 1993
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Detecting temporal gaps in noise is harder with flanking noise bands, especially when they share the same envelope. This effect is influenced by flanking band intensity and auditory filter characteristics.

Area of Science:

  • Auditory perception
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Signal processing in hearing

Background:

  • Temporal gap detection is crucial for speech and music perception.
  • Auditory masking effects can impair temporal resolution.
  • The influence of flanking noise bands on gap detection is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of contralateral flanking noise bands on temporal gap detection thresholds.
  • To examine the role of comodulation and intensity of flanking bands.
  • To explore the underlying mechanisms, such as central masking and auditory filter broadening.

Main Methods:

  • Measuring gap detection thresholds in a target noise band.
  • Introducing flanking noise bands to the opposite ear at varying levels and comodulation conditions.

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  • Conducting supplementary experiments to test hypotheses about masking and filter broadening.

    • Main Results:

    • Flanking bands increased gap detection thresholds, with a greater effect at higher flanking band levels.
    • Comodulated flanking bands caused more impairment than non-comodulated bands, except at very low/high levels.
    • Reduced differences at high levels were not due to inter-aural crosstalk but possibly central masking or filter broadening.

    Conclusions:

    • Contralateral flanking noise significantly impacts temporal gap detection.
    • Comodulation plays a key role, but its effect diminishes at high flanking band levels.
    • Central masking and auditory filter broadening may explain the reduced comodulation benefit at high levels, suggesting complex perceptual grouping processes.