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14 Cards in this Set
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Auditory canal |
The area between the pinna of the outer ear and the eardrum |
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Bandwidth |
The range of frequencies heard or observed |
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Binaural fusion |
The process of the brain combining closely related signals from both ears arriving under 5 milliseconds of each other |
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Binaural Hearing |
Using the difference in time of the same signal arriving at both ears to extract information |
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Cochlea |
The "snail like" section of the inner ear that contains the "Organ Of Chorti" and many other structures used in frequency detection |
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Organ Of Chorti |
Tectorial membrane, inner and outer hair cells, cochlear nerve, basilar membrane |
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dBSPL |
A decimal measurement scale relating to sound pressure levels |
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Eustachian Tube |
A tube located in the middle of the ear that helps to regulate pressure and drain any mucus from ear infections |
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Haas Effect |
States that signals arriving at the ear within 5-35 millis of each other will be integrated |
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Inverse Square Law |
If the distance between a sound source or a listener is doubled, the perceived level drops by 6dB; works inversely |
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Localization |
The process of determining the distance and the direction of a sound source |
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Masking |
The domination of one sound over another |
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Ossicles |
The three bones in the middle ear that make the connection between the eardrum and the oval window malleus incus and stapes |
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Phon |
A unit of measurement of perceived loudness of whole tones |
