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This course focuses on neural structures and mechanisms mediating the detection, localization and recognition of sounds. Discussions cover how acoustic signals are coded by auditory neurons, the impact of these codes on behavioral performance, and the circuitry and cellular mechanisms underlying signal transformations. Topics include temporal coding, neural maps and feature detectors, learning and plasticity, and feedback control. General principles are conveyed by theme discussions of auditory masking, sound localization, musical pitch, speech coding, and cochlear implants. This course focuses on neural structures and mechanisms mediating the detection, localization and recognition of sounds. Discussions cover how acoustic signals are coded by auditory neurons, the impact of these codes on behavioral performance, and the circuitry and cellular mechanisms underlying signal transformations. Topics include temporal coding, neural maps and feature detectors, learning and plasticity, and feedback control. General principles are conveyed by theme discussions of auditory masking, sound localization, musical pitch, speech coding, and cochlear implants.

Subjects

HST.723 | HST.723 | 9.285 | 9.285 | sound perception | sound perception | neural coding | neural coding | neural structures | neural structures | neural mechanisms | neural mechanisms | sound localization | sound localization | acoustic signals | acoustic signals | auditory neurons | auditory neurons | temporal coding | temporal coding | neural maps | neural maps | feature detectors | feature detectors | learning and plasticity | learning and plasticity | auditory masking | auditory masking | musical pitch | musical pitch | speech coding | speech coding | cochlear implants | cochlear implants | auditory system | auditory system | binaural interactions | binaural interactions | cochlear nucleus | cochlear nucleus | binaural hearing | binaural hearing | frequency selectivity | frequency selectivity | auditory cortex | auditory cortex | scene analysis | scene analysis | object formation | object formation

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Description

This course focuses on neural structures and mechanisms mediating the detection, localization and recognition of sounds. Discussions cover how acoustic signals are coded by auditory neurons, the impact of these codes on behavioral performance, and the circuitry and cellular mechanisms underlying signal transformations. Topics include temporal coding, neural maps and feature detectors, learning and plasticity, and feedback control. General principles are conveyed by theme discussions of auditory masking, sound localization, musical pitch, speech coding, and cochlear implants.

Subjects

HST.723 | 9.285 | sound perception | neural coding | neural structures | neural mechanisms | sound localization | acoustic signals | auditory neurons | temporal coding | neural maps | feature detectors | learning and plasticity | auditory masking | musical pitch | speech coding | cochlear implants | auditory system | binaural interactions | cochlear nucleus | binaural hearing | frequency selectivity | auditory cortex | scene analysis | object formation

License

Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm

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