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Encoding and discrimination of vowel-like sounds (Tan and Carney 2005)
Accession: 126371
"The sensitivity of listeners to changes in the center frequency of vowel-like harmonic complexes as a function of the center frequency of the complex cannot be explained by changes in the level of the stimulus [Lyzenga and Horst, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 98, 1943–1955 (1995)]. Rather, a complex pattern of sensitivity is seen; for a spectrum with a triangular envelope, the greatest sensitivity occurs when the center frequency falls between harmonics, whereas for a spectrum with a trapezoidal envelope, greatest sensitivity occurs when the center frequency is aligned with a harmonic. In this study, the thresholds of a population model of auditory-nerve (AN) fibers were quantitatively compared to these trends in psychophysical thresholds. Single-fiber and population model responses were evaluated in terms of both average discharge rate and the combination of rate and timing information. ..."
Reference: Tan Q, Carney LH (2005) Encoding of vowel-like sounds in the auditory nerve: model predictions of discrimination performance. J Acoust Soc Am 117:1210-22 [PubMed]
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Cell Type(s):   Auditory nerve;
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Simulation Environment:  C or C++ program (web link to model);
Model Concept(s):  Temporal Pattern Generation;
Implementer(s):  Tan, Qing ;
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Note from the ModelDB Administrator: The following paper and model are available from Dr. Carney's web site:
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/labs/Carney-Lab/publications/auditory-models.cfm
from which the following is an excerpt.

Tan and Carney, 2005, Encoding of vowel-like sounds in the auditory nerve: Model predictions of discrimination performance (JASA 117: 1210-1222)
The following article appeared in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Volume 117, Issue 3, pp. 1210-1222
Tan et al., JASA 2005 Manuscript© Acoustical Society of America. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the Acoustical Society of America.
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