Forward masking measures temporal processing between distinct sounds.

Evidence

Unlike physiological experiments, where we can measure the response elicited by a single stimulus, a masking study always involves at least two sounds: a signal and a masker. The signal is the sound being detected, whereas the masker is the interfering sound. Often the signal is a pure tone, but in principle, it can be any type of sound, such as speech and complex sounds. The same is true for the masker; it can be any type of sound such as noise, speech, or tones. In these studies, by measuring the influence of a masker on a signal, we can make inferences about how the signal or the masker is represented by the auditory system. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 441 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Temporal integration up to 200 ms approximates masking for in-band signals — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1698; Hearing masks sounds before they occur via slower and faster sensory build-up times; Forward masking persists up to 200 ms after the masker ends (+12 more)

Related

• Forward masking avoids the nonlinear effects that only arise from simultaneity. (similarity 0.92)
• Forward masking reveals how the ear’s perceptual representation of sound decays over time (similarity 0.91)
• Sounds mask both preceding and following sounds but forward masking dominates. (similarity 0.90)
• Forward masking presents masker before signal so the two never overlap in time (similarity 0.90)
• Forward-masking recovery is slower in sensorineural hearing loss regardless of audibility (similarity 0.90)
• Forward masking persists up to 200 ms after the masker ends (similarity 0.90)
• Sounds mask both preceding and following sounds in time (similarity 0.89)
• Forward masking requires maskers with similar frequency components and high intensity (similarity 0.89)
• Forward masking reveals an effect that only appears when sounds co-occur. (similarity 0.89)
• Masking experiments infer auditory representation from masker effects on signals. (similarity 0.89)
• Masking can occur even when the masker follows the test sound in time. (similarity 0.88)
• Forward masking decay slows markedly after masker offset in hearing loss (similarity 0.88)
• Non-simultaneous masking lets sounds mask others at temporal offsets, not only together (similarity 0.88)
• Hearing masks sounds before they occur via slower and faster sensory build-up times (similarity 0.88)
• A masker can mask sounds occurring before it is switched on. (similarity 0.88)

Broader Connections

• Masking experiments infer auditory representation from masker effects on signals. #expands (0.85) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 441
• Within-speech forward masking hampers consonant identification for hearing-impaired listeners #exemplifies (0.85)
• Sound masking extends in time before and after the masker #expands (0.80)
• Forward-masking recovery is slower in sensorineural hearing loss regardless of audibility #exemplifies (0.80)