This study explores the hypothesis that sound level is encoded in the spatiotemporal
response patterns of auditory nerve (AN) fibers. The temporal properties of AN fiber …

Three modifications of a psychoacoustically and physiologically motivated processing model
[Dau et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 102 (1997a) 2892–2905] are presented and tested. The …

Auditory-nerve fibers demonstrate dynamic response properties in that they adapt to rapid
changes in sound level, both at the onset and offset of a sound. These dynamic response …

The auditory system converts the physical properties of a sound waveform to neural
activities and processes them for recognition. During the process, the tuning to amplitude …

The auditory system operates over a vast range of sound pressure levels (100–120 dB) with
nearly constant discrimination ability across most of the range, well exceeding the dynamic …

The representation of sound information in the central nervous system relies on the analysis
of time-varying features in communication and other environmental sounds. How are …

Sound onsets constitute particularly salient and behaviorally relevant transients and elicit
vigorous responses from most auditory neurons. Here I show that response latency …

Temporal information in the responses of auditory neurons to sustained sounds has been
studied mostly with periodic stimuli, using measures that are based on Fourier analysis …

A phenomenological model with time-varying excitation and inhibition was developed to
study possible neural mechanisms underlying changes in the representation of temporal …

Recent psychophysical evidence suggests that listeners with sensorineural hearing loss
(SNHL) have a reduced ability to use temporal fine-structure cues. These results have …