PSYCH 3A03 Chapter Notes -Psychoacoustics, Sine Wave, Sound
16 Sep 2013
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We receive one input that is made up of a sum of the sounds from all of the sources in our environment. To determine sound sources, the nervous system first processes the complex sound field by translating the various physical aspects of sound into a neural code. The neural code is processed by the cns to provide neural subsets that aid us in determining the sound sources. The auditory neural information is combined with that of the other sensory systems and that provided by experience and stored in memory, to elicit a response. Basic physical attributes of sound: frequency, intensity, and time. Psychoacoustics: the study of the relationship between the physical attributes of sound and a subject"s sensations of these physical attributes and perception the study of auditory perceptions. The neural code is provided by the early, or peripheral, stages of the auditory nervous system.
