Lecture 9

Experiments in Psychoacoustics
Martin Giese

What you should remember

What you should learn today

Hearing

Sound

Sound

Sound

Sound

Sound

Sound

The Auditory System

Ear: Overview

Ear: Overview

Outer Ear

Middle Ear

Middle Ear

Inner Ear: Cochlea

Organ of Corti

Hair cells

Theories about Cochlea Function

Theories about Cochlea Function

Theories about Cochlea Function

Theories about Cochlea Function

Auditory Pathway

Auditory Nerve

Hearing

Audibility Function (AF)

Audibility Function

Loudness Perception

Loudness Perception

Masking

Masking

Masking

Clinical Relevance

Clinical Relevance

Clinical Relevance

Things that We did not Treat

Giving Good
Presentations

Important Things

Recommended

Things to Avoid

"Suggested readings:"
Suggested readings:
Sekuler, R., Blake, R. (1994). Perception.  McGraw-Hill, New York. Chapters 9 + 10.
Elmes, D.G., Kantowitz, B.H., Roediger III, H.L. (1999). Research Methods in Psychology.  Brooks/Cole Publishing, Pacific Grove. Chapter 14.
Additional Literature:
Goldstein, E.B. (1996). Sensation and Perception. Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Pacific Grove. Chapters 8 + 9 + 13.
Kandel, E.C., Schwartz, J.H., Jessell, T.M. (2000). Principles of Neural Science. Mc Graw-Hill, New York. Chapter 30.