HST.723 Neural Coding and Perception of Sound, Spring 2003

Neural structures and mechanisms mediating the detection, localization, and recognition of sounds. Discussion of how acoustic signals are coded by auditory neurons, the impact of these codes on behavorial performance, and the circuitry and cellular mechanisms underlying signal transformations. Topic...

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Main Authors: Delgutte, Bertrand, Brown, Merritt Christian, Guinan, John Joseph, Melcher, Jennifer R., Oxenham, Andrew J., Brown, M. Christian
Other Authors: Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Format: Learning Object
Language:en-US
Published: 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35798
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Summary:Neural structures and mechanisms mediating the detection, localization, and recognition of sounds. Discussion of how acoustic signals are coded by auditory neurons, the impact of these codes on behavorial performance, and the circuitry and cellular mechanisms underlying signal transformations. Topics include temporal coding, neural maps and feature detectors, learning and plasticity, and feedback control. General principles are conveyed by theme discussions of auditory masking, sound localization, musical pitch, speech coding, and cochlear implants, and auditory scene analysis.