Other sense Flashcards
(53 cards)
sound stimuli door
changes in air pressure door displacement of molecules
human ear sensitive for freq from .. to ..
20 and 20000 Hz
waves with fixed endpoints
like guitar. have different frequencies than normal sound waves!
they have a fundamental frequency (f0) and its harmonics. The harmonics are f 0 multiplied by an integer
values from 1 to ∞.
fundamental frequency f0
has the most energetic component, most power.
outer ear
collect and focus sound energy
middle ear hoe gaat de wave
energy hits eardrum (tympanic membrane) -> malleus -> incus -> stapes -> oval window -> cochlea
welke van windows zit boven en welke onder
oval window, daaronder round window
andere naam voor eardrum
tympanic membrane
internal ear
cochlea
cochlea consists of
3 chambers filled with fluids and basilar membrane met stereocilia
how does the sound travel through the cochlea
stapes moves -> fluids move -> stereocilia move -> membranes of hair cells get depolarized
tonotopic organization in cochlea
high frequencies will activate hair cells in the beginning (cochlear base) and low frequencies will activate hair cells at the end (cochlear apex)
how does the signal travel through the peripheral auditory pathway
cochlear nerve -> cochlear nucleus (medulla) -> superior olivary complex (L en R samenkomen, brainstem) -> nucleus of lateral lemniscus -> inferior colliculi (orientation towards sound, midbrain) -> medial geniculate nucleus (thalamus) -> primary auditory cortex A1 -> evt secondary auditory cortex A2
evolutionairy important sounds…
occupy a larger brain area
Generally, auditory stimuli are processed in both
hemispheres, but
- A small preference for contralateral sounds
- Speech sounds predominantly in the left hemisphere (music more in the right hemisphere!).
3 qualities of sound
- loudness
- pitch
- timber (quality)
loudness
sound intensity: waves. expressed in dB. (not defined by physical processes -> bv wanneer twee mensen praten is het niet opeens harder dan 1 persoon hoewel er wel meer waves zijn).
pitch
tones: frequency. ook niet alleen fysiek: want harmonics worden ervaren als dezelfde pitch als fundamental frequency.
pitch. The pitch you
experience is that of the
largest common divisor.
oke
pitch and frequency are different places in the brain, waar?
pure tones: primary auditory cortex
frequency: belt
timbre
quality, hierdoor kunnen differentieren tussen twee geluiden met dezelfde loudness and pitch. dit hoor je ook op een gitaar
kleiner dan 3 kHz
interaural time difference (paths are of different lenghts)
groter dan 3 kHz
interaural intensity difference (door de grote frequency krijg je een soort schaduw over het ene oor van de andere frequencies)
waardoor interaural time difference en welke brain structure merkt dit
sound travels slow -> difference is goed te merken tussen twee plekken (zoals de oren) -> medial superior olive is coincidence detector.