Subject: Re: AUDITORY Digest - 3 Oct 2005 to 4 Oct 2005 (#2005-201) From: Jan Schnupp <jan.schnupp(at)PHYSIOL.OX.AC.UK> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 09:29:00 +0100If you play two sine tones simultaneously within one critical band, then the tones will interfere. Alternating constructive and destructive interference will cause an amplitude modulation known as "beating". They will be perceived as a single tone that "warbles" or "flutters" at a frequency equal to the frequency difference. That's just physics. If you play the tones at separate times then they will be just that, separate tones at separate times. Of course you will be able to hear them separately, and you will be able to perceive quite subtle pitch differences between them because 1) critical bands overlap, and the tones will activate a slightly different set of filters, and 2) you can get plenty of temporal information within each band to help you distinguish the frequencies. Jan Li Yujia wrote: > Dear list, > > According to the theory of critical band, if two frequencies fall in > the same critical band, they cannot be distinguished in perception. My > question is if two pure tones with the different fundamental > frequencies in the same critical band, are presented at the same time, > can they be distinguished? Furthermore, if such two pure tones appear > separately in two different times, can they be distinguished? > > Thanks a lot. > > Best regards, > Li Yujia > ------------------------------------------ > Digital Signal Processing Lab. > Electronic Engineering Dept. > The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "AUDITORY automatic digest system" > <LISTSERV(at)LISTS.MCGILL.CA> > To: <AUDITORY(at)LISTS.MCGILL.CA> > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 12:11 PM > Subject: AUDITORY Digest - 3 Oct 2005 to 4 Oct 2005 (#2005-201) > > >> There are 6 messages totalling 484 lines in this issue. >> >> Topics of the day: >> >> 1. Information on effect of contralateral sound on cochlear >> microphonics & >> summating potentials >> 2. Multiple-choice questions >> 3. Preliminary CFP for ICAD'2006 >> 4. FW: [psyc-staff-research] FW: University of Glasgow: >> PostdoctoralResearch >> Assistant >> 5. From Bill Yost >> 6. Postdoc positions at UCSF >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 15:03:07 +0100 >> From: sujeet <sujitks5(at)YAHOO.CO.IN> >> Subject: Information on effect of contralateral sound on cochlear >> microphonics & summating potentials >> >> --0-313413943-1128434587=:70455 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit >> >> Hello everyone, >> I am a new member of this group.I need some references on-Effect of >> cotralateral sound on the Cochlear microphonics & summating potentials. >> Thanking you, >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Sujeet Kumar >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Yahoo! 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Any >> suggestions gratefully received! >> >> Regards, >> >> Steve >> >> ----------------------------- >> Dr Stephen Holmes >> Research Fellow >> Psychology, School of Life and Health Sciences >> University of Aston >> Birmingham >> B4 7ET >> Tel: 0121 204 4075 >> Fax: 0121 204 3257 >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 17:13:44 +0100 >> From: tony stockman <tonys(at)DCS.QMUL.AC.UK> >> Subject: Preliminary CFP for ICAD'2006 >> >> ICAD 12: First Call for Submissions >> >> The 12th International Conference on Auditory Display >> Queen Mary College University of London >> 19-24 June, 2006 >> http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/icad2006/ >> >> ::::::::::::::: FIRST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ::::::::::::::: >> >> The International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD) is the premiere >> forum for new developments in the use of sound to display information. >> Areas of particular interest include sonification of data for >> exploratory >> and monitoring purposes, aurally enhanced user interfaces, and >> interactive, data-driven composition of sound. ICAD is unique in its >> singular focus on auditory displays and the range of technology, design, >> >> application, and perceptual issues that research and practises in this >> information domain encompass. ICAD is a highly interdisciplinary >> conference with relevance to university, industry and graduate students >> working in areas that include psychology, psychoacoustics, media, >> design, >> music, sound design, human computer interaction, accessibility, audio >> technology, information and communications technology, computer games, >> engineering analysis, medicine and a plethora of other application >> domains >> in the arts and sciences. >> >> ICAD 2006 will be held in London, England, in June 2006. Previous ICADs >> have been held at the Santa Fe Institute, Xerox PARC, Glasgow >> University, >> Georgia Tech, Helsinki University of Technology, ATR Labs in Japan, >> Boston >> University, Sydney Australia and Limerick University. Like its >> predecessors, ICAD 2006 will be a single-track conference, open to all, >> with no membership or affiliation requirements. >> >> >> ::::::::::::::: KEY DATES ::::::::::::::: >> >> 3 February Paper/Workshop Submission Deadline >> 3 March Workshop Acceptance Notification >> 27 March Paper Acceptance Notification >> 24 April Paper Camera Ready Deadline >> >> Posters / Demonstrations: >> >> 17 March Poster/Demonstration Submission Deadline >> 28 April Poster/Demonstration Acceptance Notification >> 19 May Poster/Demonstration Camera Ready Deadline >> >> Concert: >> >> ICAD 2006 will include a concert of submissions for which dates will be >> announced shortly. >> >> Student Think Tank: >> >> PhD students working in areas related to the conference will be invited >> to >> make submissions for the student Think Tank, an opportunity to present >> your ideas and work to date and discuss future directions with a panel >> of >> experienced ICAD researchers. The Think Tank will take place on Monday, >> June the 19th 2006. Submission dates for the student Think Tank will be >> announced shortly. >> >> Main Conference Dates: >> >> June 20th-23rd ICAD 2006 >> >> >> ::::::::::::::: THEME : INTERDISCIPLINARITY ::::::::::::::: >> >> Researchers in Auditory Display (AD) come from a wide variety of >> backgrounds, sometimes with very different perspectives. Examples of the >> >> range of disciplines frequently represented at ICAD conferences include >> psychologists, computer scientists, engineers, teachers and >> practitioners >> of performing arts, the military, researchers in assistive technology, >> environmental designers and so on. >> >> The interdisciplinary nature of AD research presents exciting >> opportunities to learn about new disciplines and work with people from >> different backgrounds. On the other hand, interdisciplinary working >> poses >> tough questions both within individual projects and across the >> discipline. >> Within specific projects, typical challenges include: >> >> * How to convey the potential benefits of Auditory Display within a >> visually dominated culture >> * How to facilitate communications and use of a common language across >> project members with diverse backgrounds >> * How to recruit project members with the requisite expertise >> * How to disseminate project results most effectively and efficiently >> across the communities to which they are relevant. >> >> At the discipline level, we continue to experience difficulties in >> obtaining funding due to the fact that AD research is often seen as an >> interesting area, but not central to any of the disciplines of those >> seeking support. As a community of researchers, we face challenges of >> how >> best to promote the field of AD to funding bodies, within corporate and >> educational organisations and to the general public. >> >> We aim both to celebrate and examine the range of issues associated with >> >> interdisciplinary working on AD projects. The conference will include a >> workshop exploring the issues outlined above, and we would be pleased to >> >> hear of suggestions of further events that examine aspects of >> interdisciplinary working within the context of AD research. >> >> >> ::::::::::::::: TOPICS ::::::::::::::: >> >> The topics for ICAD include but are not limited to: >> * Aesthetics >> * Accessibility >> * Applications >> * Design theory and methods >> * Evaluation and usability >> * Human Factors >> * Sonification techniques >> * Philosophy and culture >> * Psychology, Cognition, Perception and Psychoacoustics >> * Technologies and tools >> >> >> ::::::::::::::: PAPERS / SHORT PAPERS ::::::::::::::: >> >> Papers are oral presentations of substantial contribution to the field. >> Full paper submissions should be up to 8 pages including images and >> references; Short Paper submissions should be up to 8 pages including >> images and references. Submissions will be subject to blind review by >> an >> international panel. One of the authors must present the paper at the >> conference for it to appear in the proceedings. Full Papers and Short >> Papers will have 20 and 10 minutes respectively for presenting. >> >> Authors are strongly encouraged to consider how they can incorporate >> auditory display into the presentation of their papers, for instance by >> including examples of the sounds used in their work and/or by sonifying >> their results. Just as it would be unusual for presentations of papers >> on >> graphics not to include visual artifacts, we are aiming for it to be the >> >> norm that ICAD paper presentations employ sound in addition to the voice >> >> of the speaker. >> >> >> ::::::::::::::: POSTERS ::::::::::::::: >> >> Posters are a forum for discussion of work-in-progress and/or >> significant >> or important results that do not warrant a full paper. Submissions >> should >> be up to 4 pages including images and references. Submissions will be >> reviewed by an international panel. Posters will be presented on a >> single >> A0 size sheet during the poster session. One of the authors must present >> >> the poster at the conference for it to appear in the proceedings. >> >> We strongly encourage everyone who is presenting a poster to consider >> also >> giving a practical demonstration of their work. In your poster >> submission >> you should provide brief details of the demonstration that you will >> give. >> Descriptions of demonstrations should include details of the equipment >> and >> space you will use. We will assume that you will provide your own >> equipment to perform the demonstration, though if you believe we may be >> able to assist in providing standard equipment to help with this please >> give details in your submission. >> >> >> ::::::::::::::: DEMONSTRATIONS & PERFORMANCES ::::::::::::::: >> >> In addition to demonstrations of work presented in papers and posters, >> we >> are seeking to encourage submissions of demonstrations and performances >> of >> work that doesn't fit into the usual categories of submissions. If you >> are >> a developer of sound installations, or use sound in other innovative >> ways >> as the primary medium for giving performances, we encourage you to >> submit >> details of a demonstration of your work under this category to the >> conference. Submitted descriptions of demonstrations should explain the >> nature of your demonstration, and provide details of the equipment and >> space you will use. We will assume that you will provide your own >> equipment to perform the demonstration, though if you believe we may be >> able to assist in providing standard equipment to help with this please >> give details about that in your submission. >> >> >> ::::::::::::::: WORKSHOPS / TUTORIALS / PANELS ::::::::::::::: >> >> Workshops/Tutorials/Panels are an opportunity to share experiences with >> an >> international community of experts. They will be held on either June the >> >> 19th or June the 24th 2006 (the days immediately before and after the >> main >> conference). >> >> Tutorials/Workshops will run for 2-3 hours, Panels will run for 1 hour. >> Proposals should be up to 4 pages including title, description, and >> brief >> biographies of the presenters. Suggested topics include software and >> hardware tools and systems, design and analysis of empirical >> experiments, >> psychological and perceptual issues, design methods, practical accounts >> of >> the process of developing an auditory display - difficulties >> encountered, >> problems solved, guidelines, etc. Proposals will be selected by an >> international panel. Workshops/Tutorials/Panels that are presented at >> the >> conference will appear in the proceedings. >> >> >> ::::::::::::::: CONCERT ::::::::::::::: >> >> The Concert will be held at a suitable venue in the heart of London, and >> >> will be promoted to the general public. The goal of the Concert is to >> develop the crossover between music composition and auditory displays. >> Concert pieces will be selected by an international panel. There will be >> a >> separate Concert Call with details of dates, suitable sound formats and >> the sound system. >> >> >> ::::::::::::::: ORGANISING COMMITTEE ::::::::::::::: >> >> Organising Chair: >> Tony Stockman, Queen Mary, University of London, UK >> >> Papers Chair: >> Alistair Edwards University of York, UK >> >> Think Tank Chair: >> Paul Vickers, Northumbria University, UK >> >> Steering Chair: >> Matti Grohn, CSC, Finland >> >> Concert Chair: >> Alberto de Campo, Institute for Electronic Music and Acoustics, Austria >> >> Web Chair: >> Louise Valgerdur Nickerson, Queen Mary, University of London, UK >> >> Administration Chair: >> Christopher Frauenberger, Queen Mary, University of London, UK >> >> >> >> >> Dr Tony Stockman >> Interaction, Media, and Communication Research Group, >> Department of Computer Science, >> Queen Mary, University of London. >> E1 4NS >> >> Tel +44 (0)20 7882 5202 >> Fax +44 (0)20 8980 6533 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 17:24:02 +0100 >> From: Richard Etches <R.B.Etches(at)LEEDS.AC.UK> >> Subject: FW: [psyc-staff-research] FW: University of Glasgow: >> PostdoctoralResearch Assistant >> >> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >> >> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5C900.08122989 >> Content-Type: text/plain; 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The appointment period is for one year >> starting = >> anytime before June, 2006 and renewable for up to an additional year. >> Send = >> CV, statement of research interest, and names of three references to = >> Richard Fay, Director, Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University = >> Chicago, 6525 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60626 (rfay(at)luc.edu). >> Additional= >> information at http://www.parmly.luc.edu/position. >> >> William A. Yost, PhD >> Parmly Hearing Institute >> Professor of Psychology >> Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology >> Loyola University Chicago >> Damen Hall, 137 >> 6525 N. Sheridan Rd. >> Chicago, IL 60626 >> 773-508-2713 >> FAX: 773-508-2719 >> wyost(at)luc.edu >> www.parmly.luc.edu >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 12:31:30 -0700 >> From: "Sri.Nagarajan" <Sri.Nagarajan(at)RADIOLOGY.UCSF.EDU> >> Subject: Postdoc positions at UCSF >> >> Applications are invited for postdoctoral fellowships in the >> Department of >> Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco. We are seeking >> scientists for research in functional brain imaging using MEG and fMRI. >> Candidates will be expected to join in ongoing collaborative studies of >> cortical plasticity associated with auditory perceptual learning and >> studies examining neural mechanisms of auditory feedback during speech >> production. Salary will depend on the qualifications and experience. The >> position is to begin as soon as possible with a two year commitment. >> Applicants should submit a CV, reprints and a statement of research >> interests and career goals. Previous experience in functional brain >> imaging or cognitive/systems neuroscience is expected. Individuals >> with a >> strong motivation to work in a highly collaborative and >> multi-disciplinary >> environment are encouraged to apply. >> >> Contact: >> Srikantan Nagarajan >> Associate Professor in Residence >> Department of Radiology >> University of California, San Francisco >> 513 Parnassus Avenue, S362, San Francisco, CA 94143 >> Phone: 415-476-4982 >> E-mail: sri(at)radiology.ucsf.edu >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of AUDITORY Digest - 3 Oct 2005 to 4 Oct 2005 (#2005-201) >> ************************************************************* >> -- Dr Jan Schnupp University Laboratory of Physiology Parks Road - Oxford OX1 3PT Tel +44-1865-272513 email: jan(at)physiol.ox.ac.uk http://www.physiol.ox.ac.uk/~jan/