The auditory system can discard uninformative temporal information during detection

Evidence

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

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the multiple looks hypothesis against classic energy detection.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1066
• XREF: connects to: Forward temporal structure is essential to auditory scene analysis.; Silence intervals of half a second to a second aid auditory discrimination accuracy — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 99; Auditory change detection integrates statistical evidence accumulated over time — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 3285 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Psychoacoustic models govern which audio information can be discarded unnoticed #expands (0.80)
• Lossy coding exploits psychoacoustic models to make removed information inaudible #exemplifies (0.75) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 2581
• Auditory detection and discrimination are distinct abilities that can diverge #corroborates (0.72)
• Hearing is highly sensitive to temporal changes in sound #qualifies (0.72) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 685