Nonlinear cochlear signal processing and phoneme perception

Concepts and Challenges in the Biophysics of Hearing - Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on the Mechanics of Hearing, MoH 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 93-105

  Allen, Jont B ^a   Régnier, Marion ^a   Phatak, Sandeep ^a   Feipeng, L I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPEECH;

AUDITORY SYSTEMS; COCHLEAR OUTER HAIR CELLS; COMMUNICATION SIGNALS; EDGE ENHANCEMENTS; FORWARD-MASKING; HUMAN AUDITORY SYSTEM; SHANNON'S INFORMATION THEORY; TEMPORAL PROCESSING;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 85066971836     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812833785_0016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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