TEMPORAL INTEGRATION OF TONE GLIDES

Temporal integration of rising and falling tone glides against a 50-2800-Hz background of noise at a sound pressure level of 60 dB re 20 /μPa was studied in two experiments. Glides were in the frequency ranges 200–700 Hz and 1200–1700 Hz for durations of 5–120 ms. Results indicate an asymmetry in the detectability of rising and falling glides of short duration, with rising glides detected at lower signal intensities in both frequency ranges. These effects are discussed in terms of differences in pattern of frequency analysis of identical, but temporally reversed, waveforms. © 1978, Acoustical Society of America. All rights reserved.