Similarity of spectral resolvability in chinchillas and human listeners based on phase discrimination
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Phase discrimination was measured in a ‘‘go/no-go’’ behavioral task for chinchillas and human listeners in order to compare spectral resolvability between the two groups. Tone complexes comprised a 250-Hz fundamental frequency with N consecutive higher harmonics, and subjects discriminated the cosine-phase complex from a random-phase complex. Values of d8 increased as N increased and were similar between chinchillas and human listeners. Values of the criterion for each N condition were also similar between chinchillas and humans. The results suggest that spectral resolvability is likely to be similar for the two groups. © 2005 Acoustical Society of America PACS numbers: 43.66.Gf, 43.66.Hg, 43.66.Nm [WG] Date Received: April 29, 2004 Date Accepted: Date Accepted: October 21, 2004
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