The temporal modulation transfer function broadly characterizes temporal acuity.
Evidence
On the other hand, the TMTF is comprehensive and results in multiple parameters that describe temporal acuity. Because temporal resolution is measured at multiple modulation rates, the TMTF provides a more complete picture of the temporal resolution of the ear. Further, the TMTF can be used to better pinpoint any sources of temporal processing difficulties because it contains more comprehensive information about temporal resolution than gap detection. However, measuring the TMTF is relatively time consuming and requires modulation detection thresholds to be measured at multiple modulation rates. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1043
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Defines the TMTF and its tradeoff against gap detection — a key model in the chapter.
Related
- Temporal modulation transfer functions trade completeness against measuring time (similarity 0.97)
- Temporal modulation transfer functions give broader resolution data but slowly (similarity 0.96)
- The TMTF yields three distinct measures of temporal resolution (similarity 0.88)
- Gap detection offers quick but shallow measures of temporal acuity (similarity 0.84)
- Temporal processing of sound has three distinct measurable categories. (similarity 0.80)
- Temporal processing is essential for hearing speech and music (similarity 0.80)
- High modulation detection thresholds signal poor temporal representation of those rates. (similarity 0.80)
- The auditory system represents modulations below 55 Hz well and worse above (similarity 0.80)
- Temporal modulation detection is independent of hearing threshold (similarity 0.79)