80800
Seminar in Hearing Science: Psychological Acoustics - 3 Credits

COURSE OFFERING
Spring 2006
Ph.D. Program in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Graduate Center  of The City University of New York

80800 Seminar in Hearing Science: Psychological Acoustics
Mon 4:15-6:15pm

Instructor: Glenis Long
glong@gc.cuny.edu
(212)817-8801

This course will cover auditory sensation and perception. Topics covered will include: Psychophysical methods; The perception of loudness; Frequency selectivity, masking and the critical band; psychophysical estimates of cochlear compression; Temporal processing in the auditory system; Pitch Perception; Space Perception; Auditory pattern and object perception. It will also include practical applications such as sound quality. The major emphasis will be on normal hearing individuals, but research with hearing impaired listeners (and those with cochlear implants) will also be covered. The exact topics will depend on the interests of the students.

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