Frequency Selectivity Behaviour in the Auditory Midbrain： Implications of Model Study

By numerical simulations on frequency dependence of the spiking threshold, i.e. on the critical amplitude of periodic stimulus, for a neuron to fire, we find that bushy cells in the cochlear nuclear exhibit frequency selec- tivity behaviour. However, the selective frequency band of a bushy cell is far away from that of the preferred spectral range in human and mammal auditory perception. The mechanism underlying this neural activity is also discussed. Further studies show that the ion channel densities have little impact on the selective frequency band of bushy cells. These findings suggest that the neuronal behaviour of frequency selectivity in bushy cells at both the single cell and population levels may be not functionally relevant to frequency discrimination. Our results may reveal a neural hint to the reconsideration on the busily cell functional role in auditory information processing of sound frequency.     

Auditory place theory and frequency difference limen

It has been a barrier that the place code is far too coarse a mechanism to account for the finest frequency difference limen for place theory of hearing since it was proposed in 19th century. A place correlation model, which takes the energy distribution of a pure tone in neighboring bands of auditory filters into full account, was presented in this paper. The model based on the place theory and some experimental results of the psychophysical tuning curves of hearing can explain the finest difference limen for frequency (about 0.02 or 0.3% at 1000 Hz) easily. Using a standard 1/3 octave filter bank of which the relationship between the frequency of a input pure tone apart from the centre frequency of K-th filter band, Δf, and the output intensity difference between K-th and (K l)-th filters,ΔE, was established in order to show the fine frequency detection ability of the filter bank. This model can also be used to abstract the fundamental frequency of speech and to measure the frequency of pure tone precisely.     

考研竞赛试题中的积分上限函数相关问题

介绍考研及竞赛试题中的积分上限函数相关问题,指出求解此类问题的关键.     

南下访“淇淇”

介绍甸独遥长江淡水白暨豚“淇淇”及其同种的发声和听觉的特性,包括它们所发射超声信号（的答声）和可听声信号（哨叫声）以及它们的听觉区域,也介绍了白暨豚当前频临灭绝的处境 。     

关于积分上限函数的几个定理

变上限积分是积分学的一个重要理论，其运算结果仍以函数的形式体现．研究这类函数，得出几个颇有理论意义的定理。     

Blind estimation of shallow water acoustic channel

This paper proposed a method for blind estimation of underwater channels in shallow water environment by using received data at a single hydrophone or from single beam. First,the received signal is used for source signal reconstruction by means of signal-dependent TF(Time-Frequency)distribution,in association with instantaneous frequency estimation and TF inversion.Then the shallow-water channel estimation is achieved via WRELAX technique by use of the received signal and the estimated source signal.Finally,the results of numerical simulation and experimental test from real data taken in South China Sea trial have proved satisfactory.It is shown that the proposed method is useful for underwater channel estimation.     

听觉基础研究的若干问题展望(2)

三、心理声学 当前心理声学研究的主要趋向是从以往纯音听觉的单因素研究转向具有频谱时间表征的复合声的多维研究。这个转变和生理声学的发展情况恰成有趣的对比。如上节所述,生理声学的近期进展是对Helmholtz为代表的传统耳蜗观念的突破。与此相反,心理声学的前进却不能不回到Helmholtz在其名著“乐音感觉:音乐理论的生理学基础”一书中提出的一个基本课题,即对音乐、言语这类复合声的知觉。自然,这并不是说心理声学应该迳直去研究音乐和言语,去取代音乐声学和言语声学。在     

重放自由场虚拟源距离信息的动态双耳Ambisonics方法

双耳重放的目标之一是在耳机重放中产生不同方向和距离的虚拟源感知。本文研究了动态双耳Ambisonics重放自由场虚拟源方向和距离信息的简化信号处理方法。该信号处理方法包括两步:第1步是基于目标声场的球谐函数分解,合成采用扬声器的近场Ambisonics重放中逐级重构目标声场的信号;第2步是采用虚拟扬声器重放的方法,用动态头相关函数滤波处理将Ambisonics的扬声器重放信号转换为双耳重放信号并用耳机重放。进一步研究了动态双耳Ambisonics的阶数对定位效果的影响,为简化信号处理提供依据。对重放产生的双耳声压分析表明,5阶动态双耳Ambisonics重放足以提供听觉方向定位和距离感知的重要信息。同时心理声学的实验结果表明,结合声源距离相关的响度因素,5阶动态双耳Ambisonics重放可产生不同方向和1.0 m以下不同近场距离的自由场虚拟源的听觉感知。本文的方法仅需要固定距离的48个均匀空间方向的远场非个性化HRTF处理,实现了信号处理的简化。