Spectral modulation thresholds quantify the smallest detectable spectral contrast

Evidence

One measure of spectral resolution is the spectral modulation threshold (SMT), which is defined as the smallest detectable spectral contrast in the spectral ripple stimulus (Litvak et al. 2007 ). In this study we hypothesize that an SCE algorithm may be able to improve SMT and therefore may also be able to improve vowel recognition. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1824

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the spectral modulation threshold (SMT) metric used to measure spectral resolution in implant listeners.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1824