Ripple density resolution dependence on ripple width

PLoS One. 2022 Jul 22;17(7):e0270296. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270296. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

The goal of the study was to investigate how variations in ripple width influence the ripple density resolution. The influence of the ripple width was investigated with two experimental paradigms: (i) discrimination between a rippled test signal and a rippled reference signal with opposite ripple phases and (ii) discrimination between a rippled test signal and a flat reference signal. The ripple density resolution depended on the ripple width: the narrower the width, the higher the resolution. For distinguishing between two rippled signals, the resolution varied from 15.1 ripples/oct at a ripple width of 9% of the ripple frequency spacing to 8.1 ripples/oct at 64%. For distinguishing between a rippled test signal and a non-rippled reference signal, the resolution varied from 85 ripples/oct at a ripple width of 9% to 9.3 ripples/oct at a ripple width of 64%. For distinguishing between two rippled signals, the result can be explained by the increased ripple depth in the excitation pattern due to the widening of the inter-ripple gaps. For distinguishing between a rippled test signal and a non-rippled reference signal, the result can be explained by the increased ratio between the autocorrelated and uncorrelated components of the input signal.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Auditory Threshold
  • Noise*

Grants and funding

The Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Grant 20-15-00054. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.