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Auditory system
Section 1: energy transduction
Recall: first goal of a sensory/perceptual system is to
transduce environmental energy into neural energy (or
energy that can be interpreted by perceptual system).
in hearing:
environmental energy = pressure/sound waves.
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frequency vs. amplitude
amplitude = loudness
frequency = pitch (measured in cycles per second, or
Hz)
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Humans hear tones with frequencies from 20-20,000
Hz
Highest sensitivity in 2000-5000 range. (Baby cry)
Most tones aren’t pure tones, like above; they’re com-
plex tones:
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700−2
−1.5
−1
−0.5
0
0.5
1
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pres
sure
time
a (pure tone) b (pure tone) a+b (complex tone)
Student Version of MATLAB
Humans are fairly good about decomposing complex
tones into pure components - fourier analysis!
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Section 2: Anatomy
Ear divided into 3 parts; outer, middle, inner.
outer ear
pinna part you see; amplifies sounds around 400 hz;
plays a role in sound localization
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auditory canal cylindrical tube; conducts vibrations
to eardrum; acts like a horn - amplifies sound (esp.
around 3000 hz)
eardrum (tympanic membrane) pressure waves are
converted into mechanical motion
middle ear
ossicles : malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), stapes
(stirrup). conduct vibrations from eardrum to oval
window; more amplification;
muscles attached to the ossicles can retract reflex-
ively if loud, low frequency sounds are heard, re-
ducing amplitudes at levels that might cause hear-
ing damage.
eustachian tube : ossicles are surrounded by air; im-
portant to keep pressure in middle ear the same as
pressure outside; otherwise eardrum would stiffen
and become less responsive.
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E. tubes go to throat, open every time we swal-
low, equalizing pressure. a cold can block tubes,
resulting in hearing loss (usually temporary). In-
fection can be transmitted through E. tubes, esp.
in children, causing fluid buildup - eardrum can
bulge or even burst.
Bones of the middle ear are necessary because of the
problem of impedance mismatch. Sound doesn’t con-
duct well between air & water - most sound will be
reflected back.
Middle ear problems - conduction deafness:
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ear drum punctured
ear infection - fluid or solid build up in auditory canal.
otosclerosis - stiffens stapes so won’t function.
inner ear
semicircular canals : Already discussed - used for
determining orientation, not hearing
oval window 1/15th area of eardrum; helps increase
pressure & deal with impedance mismatch prob-
lem.
cochlea : snail-shell-like structure; contains auditory
receptors that transduce sound into neural signals.
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vestibular canal : next to oval window; liquid is setin motion here; vibrates reissner’s membrane.
tympanic canal : connected to vestibular canal viahelicotrema (basically a small hole). Vibrates basi-lar membrane.
cochlear duct : separate canal, contains organ ofcorti.
basilar membrane : When pressure is applied to vestibu-lar & tympanic canals, basilar membrane becomesdistorted - creating a travelling wave
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organ of corti : contains hair cell receptors that rest
between basilar membrane & tectorial membrane.
hair cells : receptors that cause cell to fire when tips
are bent.
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When basilar membrane is displaced, hair cells are
bent by tectorial membrane; when a hair cell is
stimulated, its neuron fires.
Basilar membrane vibrates differently depending
on tone of sound stimulating it.
Different hair cells are stimulated for different tones!
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inner ear problems - nerve deafness
hair cells damaged or broken - can cause tinnitus,
ringing in the ears.
cochlear implants - can essentially replace a cochlea
for people who have damage for any number of
reasons. The implant breaks sounds into compo-
nent frequencies & then stimulates auditory nerve,
much as cochlea would.
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Bone conduction: alternate way of transmitting sound
to inner ear.
sounds produce vibration in skull that stimulates inner
ear directly (bypassing middle ear) - usually only low
frequencies.
ex: chewing on food; dentists drill
explains why your voice sounds different on tape.
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into the brain!
auditory nerve : like optic nerve, carries info from
ear to cortex. Different auditory neurons are sen-
sitive to different frequency tones - frequency tun-
ing curves:
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cochlear nucleus first stop; transmits half info tosame side of brain, and half to opposite side. (al-lows binaural processing)
inferior & superior colliculus : Superior colliculus in-volved in integration of vision & audition. I.C. hastonotopic organization, meaning neurons sensitiveto similar tones are found near each other.
auditory cortex : Still tonotopic, some cells requiremore complex stimuli (than mere pure tones) tobecome active; clicks, bursts of noise, etc. - sim-ilar to edge detectors in visual cortex.