Improving pitch perception with cochlear implants – Implications for music and speech

Authors

  • Matthias Milczynski ExpORL, Department Neurosciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, O & N2, Herestraat 49, bus 721, Leuven, Belgium
  • Jan Wouters ExpORL, Department Neurosciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, O & N2, Herestraat 49, bus 721, Leuven, Belgium
  • Astrid van Wieringen ExpORL, Department Neurosciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, O & N2, Herestraat 49, bus 721, Leuven, Belgium

Abstract

The research study described here focuses on the evaluation and further development of a cochlear implant (CI) processing strategy called F0mod (Laneau et al., 2006). The strategy facilitates coding of the fundamental frequency (F0) of an acoustical signal in the electrical stimulation pattern. This document presents concepts of the processing algorithm. Furthermore, an overview about the framework of psychophysical experiments with CI subjects covering music and speech perception related tasks will be given.

References

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Additional Files

Published

2007-12-15

How to Cite

Milczynski, M., Wouters, J., & van Wieringen, A. (2007). Improving pitch perception with cochlear implants – Implications for music and speech. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research, 1, 483–490. Retrieved from https://proceedings.isaar.eu/index.php/isaarproc/article/view/2007-47

Issue

Vol. 1 (2007): Auditory Signal Processing in Hearing Impaired Listeners

Section

2007/5. Recent concepts in cochlear-implant and hearing-aid processing

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