Perceptual models give robustness to CI evaluations that show high variability

Evidence

Observations of actual benefits of tACS compared with sham stimulation are rather modest so far. In experiment 1, click detection improved on average by 7 % (at best phase), a difference that did not reach statistical significance. Neuling et al. ( 2012 ) observed a 0.3-dB improvement in tone detection. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 4768 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Perceptual models offer robust predictions where human-subject trials show high variability; Perceptual models substitute for costly, variable human cochlear implant trials — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1824; CI acclimatization can make pitch-matching data misleadingly accurate (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Perceptual gains from tACS entrainment are small and often statistically weak #complicates (0.72) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 4768