A framework for testing and comparing binaural models
Autor: | William M. Hartmann, Mathias Dietz, Piotr Majdak, Jean-Hugues Lestang, Richard M. Stern, Dan F. M. Goodman, Torsten Marquardt, Stephan D. Ewert |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Auditory Pathways Time Factors Interface (Java) Computer science Models Psychological Test subject Reproducible research 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Software Hearing Humans Sound Localization Psychoacoustics Interaural time differences Binaural processing Cognitive science Auditory models business.industry Speech Intelligibility Experimental data 1103 Clinical Sciences Sensory Systems 030104 developmental biology Acoustic Stimulation Otorhinolaryngology 1116 Medical Physiology Auditory Perception Speech Perception Cues 1109 Neurosciences business Binaural recording 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
Zdroj: | Hearing Research. 360:92-106 |
ISSN: | 0378-5955 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.heares.2017.11.010 |
Popis: | Auditory research has a rich history of combining experimental evidence with computational simulations of auditory processing in order to deepen our theoretical understanding of how sound is processed in the ears and in the brain. Despite significant progress in the amount of detail and breadth covered by auditory models, for many components of the auditory pathway there are still different model approaches that are often not equivalent but rather in conflict with each other. Similarly, some experimental studies yield conflicting results which has led to controversies. This can be best resolved by a systematic comparison of multiple experimental data sets and model approaches. Binaural processing is a prominent example of how the development of quantitative theories can advance our understanding of the phenomena, but there remain several unresolved questions for which competing model approaches exist. This article discusses a number of current unresolved or disputed issues in binaural modelling, as well as some of the significant challenges in comparing binaural models with each other and with the experimental data. We introduce an auditory model framework, which we believe can become a useful infrastructure for resolving some of the current controversies. It operates models over the same paradigms that are used experimentally. The core of the proposed framework is an interface that connects three components irrespective of their underlying programming language: The experiment software, an auditory pathway model, and task-dependent decision stages called artificial observers that provide the same output format as the test subject. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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