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ArticleThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2017

On the localization of high-frequency, sinusoidally amplitude-modulated tones in free field.

Eric J Macaulay, Brad Rakerd, Thomas J Andrews, William M Hartmann

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Article in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Eric J MacaulayDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, 567 Wilson Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
Brad RakerdDepartment of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University, 1026 Red Cedar Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
Thomas J AndrewsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, 525 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
William M HartmannDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, 567 Wilson Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.

Funding

LOCALIZATION OF SOUND BY HUMAN LISTENERSR01DC000181 · NIDCD · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI HARTMANN, WILLIAM M · 1989 to 2008
$1.7M
Negation in AAE: Theory, Acquisition, and DisorderK23DC000181 · NIDCD · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI COLES-WHITE, D'JARIS R · 2001 to 2002
$282k
REGULATION OF HAIR CELL DIFFERENTIATIONF32DC000181 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI STONE, JENNIFER S. · 1995 to 1997
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NIDCD NIH HHS F32 DC000181NIDCD NIH HHS K23 DC000181NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC000181
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Abstract

Previous headphone experiments have shown that listeners can lateralize high-frequency sine-wave amplitude-modulated (SAM) tones based on interaural time differences in the envelope. However, when SAM tones are presented to listeners in free field or in a room, diffraction by the head or reflections from room surfaces alter the modulation percentages and change the shapes of the envelopes, potentially degrading the envelope cue. Amplitude modulation is transformed into mixed modulation. This article presents a mathematical transformation between the six spectral parameters for a modulated tone and six mixed-modulation parameters for each ear. The transformation was used to characterize the stimuli in the ear canals of listeners in free-field localization experiments. The mixed modulation parameters were compared with the perceived changes in localization attributable to the modulation for five different listeners, who benefited from the modulation to different extents. It is concluded that individual differences in the response to added modulation were not systematically related to the physical modulation parameters themselves. Instead, they were likely caused by individual differences in processing of envelope interaural time differences.

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AcousticsCuesSound LocalizationAcoustic StimulationAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSound SpectrographyTime FactorsYoung Adult

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PMID28253653
PMCPMC6910042

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