Pitch perception and frequency-following responses elicited by lexical-tone chimeras

Objective: Previous research has shown the usefulness of utilizing auditory chimeras in assessing a listener's perception of the envelope and fine structure for an acoustic stimulus. However, research comparing and contrasting behavioral and electrophysiological responses to this stimulus type...

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Published in:International journal of audiology 2016-01, Vol.55 (1), p.53-63
Main Authors: Jeng, Fuh-Cherng, Lin, Chia-Der, Sabol, John T., Hollister, Grant R., Chou, Meng-Shih, Chen, Ching-Hua, Kenny, Jessica E., Tsou, Yung-An
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic Stimulation - methods
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Auditory chimera
brainstem
Chimera
China
Cues
Electroencephalography
Evoked Potentials, Auditory - physiology
Female
frequency-following response
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Language
Male
Phonetics
Pitch Perception - physiology
United States
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: Previous research has shown the usefulness of utilizing auditory chimeras in assessing a listener's perception of the envelope and fine structure for an acoustic stimulus. However, research comparing and contrasting behavioral and electrophysiological responses to this stimulus type is scarce. Design: Two sets of chimeric stimuli were constructed by interchanging the envelopes and fine-structures of the rising/yi 2 /and falling/yi 4 /Mandarin pitch contours that were filtered through 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64 frequency banks. Behavioral pitch-perception tasks were administered through a two-alternative, forced-choice paradigm. Electrophysiological responses were measured through scalp-recorded frequency-following responses (FFRs) to the lexical-tone chimeras. Study sample: Twenty American and twenty Chinese adults were recruited. Results: A two-way analysis of variance showed significance (p 
ISSN:1499-2027
1708-8186
DOI:10.3109/14992027.2015.1072774