Detection of frequency modulation at low modulation rates: Evidence for a mechanism based on phase locking

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 4 pt 1, 1996, Pages 2320-2331

  Moore, Brian C J ^a   Sek, Aleksander ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AUDITION; DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSION; FREQUENCIES; FREQUENCY MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODULATORS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

AUDIOMETRIC FREQUENCIES; AUDITORY NERVE; CARRIER FREQUENCY; DIFFERENCE LIMENS FOR FREQUENCY; DIGITAL AUDIO TAPE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION DETECTION LIMENS; PHASE LOCKING; PSYCHOACOUSTIC; PSYCHOMETRIC FUNCTIONS;

AUDIO ACOUSTICS;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND DETECTION;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HUMANS; NOISE; PSYCHOMETRICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030271523     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.417941     Document Type: Article

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