Auditory scene analysis as a system

Authors

  • Albert S. Bregman Dept. of Psychology, McGill University, 1204 Penfield Ave., Montreal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada

Keywords:

Patient rehabilitation, Segregation (metallography), Acoustic, Auditory scene analyses, Auditory systems, Complex sounds, Different frequencies, Frequency components, Illusory continuities, Perceptual groupings, Sensory inputs, Stream segregations

Abstract

Auditory scene analysis (ASA) state that the auditory system need to be able to build representations of the individual sounds. The ASA is a process that include, analysis of incoming signals into its frequency components at a given time and perceptual grouping by using various acoustic relationships between components. The activities of ASA involves stream segregation, perceptual fusion of simultaneous components, and illusory continuity. Fusion and decomposition of complex sounds observed during the detection different frequency components at the same time in a sensory input. Harmonic relations among the components and spatial origin can enhance the fusion into a single sound. It was observed that the stream segregation and continuity illusion are from a single ASA system.

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Published

2008-09-01

How to Cite

1.
Bregman AS. Auditory scene analysis as a system. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2008 Sep. 1 [cited 2026 May 15];36(3):30-1. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/2022

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 3 (2008)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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