Auditory detection of near-threshold sounds depends on the phase of ongoing brain oscillations.

Evidence

Based on magnetoencephalography findings from a similar paradigm, Elhilali et al. ( 2009 ) proposed that the perceptual segregation of the modulated target from the distractors arises from temporal coherence of cortical activity patterns with the target. Whether tACS phase modulates this temporal coherence and therewith the segregability of the target remains to be shown; the preliminary data presented here indicate a trend toward a possible effect of 4-Hz tACS phase, as in experiment 1. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 4768 (#expands, via linked claim)

In developing the multiple looks hypothesis, Viemeister and Wakefield (1991) argued that if a stimulus contained uninformative snapshots, the energy detector would integrate them and degrade performance. However, the multiple looks mechanism would discard those uninformative pieces and use only the informative snapshots for detection. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1066 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Perceptual segregation of target sounds may arise from temporal coherence with cortical oscillations — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 4768; The auditory system can discard uninformative temporal information during detection — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1066; tACS phase significantly modulates click detection in normal-hearing listeners (+2 more)

Related

• Entrained cortical oscillations modulate perception via phase alignment (similarity 0.91)
• Perceptual segregation of targets from distractors may depend on cortical temporal coherence (similarity 0.86)
• The auditory system can discard uninformative temporal information during detection (similarity 0.86)
• Transcranial alternating current phase modulates auditory click detection at the stimulation frequency (similarity 0.86)
• Perceptual segregation of target sounds may arise from temporal coherence with cortical oscillations (similarity 0.86)
• tACS phase significantly modulates click detection in normal-hearing listeners (similarity 0.84)
• Complex listening relies on higher-level signal segregation beyond energetic masking (similarity 0.83)
• Stimulus-aligned brain oscillations can enhance perceived loudness of auditory input (similarity 0.83)
• tACS phase benefits to hearing are real but statistically modest (similarity 0.82)
• Exponential change-time distributions prevent timing strategies in detection tasks (similarity 0.82)
• The auditory system can discard uninformative noise and use only informative samples for detection (similarity 0.82)
• Stimuli are individually calibrated to near-detection threshold to expose tACS phase effects (similarity 0.82)
• Forward temporal structure is essential to auditory scene analysis. (similarity 0.81)
• tACS boosts loudness of click trains temporally coherent with entrained oscillations (similarity 0.81)
• Auditory perception performance varies with the phase of external rhythmic brain stimulation (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Perceptual segregation of target sounds may arise from temporal coherence with cortical oscillations #expands (0.82) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 4768
• The auditory system can discard uninformative temporal information during detection #qualifies (0.75) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1066