Hearing Research and Theory, Volume 2Academic Press, 1983 - Hearing |
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... [ efferent ] structures with many mitochondria can be counted on to have is a high metabolic rate . Crane ( 1982b ) has proposed that the efferent system controls IHC - TM spac- ing at high acoustic levels . The " high metabolic rate ...
... [ efferent ] structures with many mitochondria can be counted on to have is a high metabolic rate . Crane ( 1982b ) has proposed that the efferent system controls IHC - TM spac- ing at high acoustic levels . The " high metabolic rate ...
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... efferent fibers could be activated by sound stimuli ; this required a relatively high sound pressure level , generally above 60 dB SPL . Only in rare cases was it possible to activate efferent fibers with sounds of 15 to 25 dB SPL ...
... efferent fibers could be activated by sound stimuli ; this required a relatively high sound pressure level , generally above 60 dB SPL . Only in rare cases was it possible to activate efferent fibers with sounds of 15 to 25 dB SPL ...
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... Efferent Signals Although afferent fibers generally have irregular firing patterns and a wide range of spontaneous firing rates , it was noted in Section IX that efferent fibers generally are not spontaneously active and , when ...
... Efferent Signals Although afferent fibers generally have irregular firing patterns and a wide range of spontaneous firing rates , it was noted in Section IX that efferent fibers generally are not spontaneously active and , when ...
Contents
Does Loudness Adapt? | 2 |
Previous Research | 4 |
Current Research | 19 |
Copyright | |
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35 dB SPL acoustic afferent amplitude animals auditory nerve auditory nerve fibers auditory system basilar membrane changes chinchilla cochlea combination tones connect-disconnect consonants cues dB SPL dB/octave decrease discrimination duration effects efferent efferent excitation F2 transition Figure filter firing rate formant forward masking frequency selectivity function hair cells hearing impaired hearing loss Hensen's stripe high side high-frequency histograms IHC-TM spacing increase intensity interval Kiang latency loudness adaptation low side low-frequency measured mechanism monaural msec neurons noise exposure nonlinear normal observers obtained octave band organ of Corti pattern physiological postexposure probe frequency probe levels psychophysical tuning curves range region response Salvi sensation level sensorineural hearing loss shown in Fig signal simultaneous masking slope SNHL sound speech spikes/sec spontaneous activity spontaneous rates stereocilia stimulus studies subjects temporal threshold shift tinnitus tion tone burst variable voicing vowel wave Webster Zwislocki