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摘要
Speech communication usually occurs in the presence of background noise. This study examined noise tolerance in the brain-stem's processing of voice pitch, as reflected by the scalp-recorded frequency-following response (FFR) from 12 normal-hearing adults. By systematically manipulating signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) across three different stimulus intensities, the results indicated that Frequency Error, Slope Error, and Tracking Accuracy remained relatively stable until SNR was degraded to 0 dB or lower (i.e., a turning point). This turning point not only provided physiological evidence supporting pitch tolerance of noise but also allowed recommendation of a minimal SNR when evaluating pitch processing in difficult-to-test patients.
- 出版日期2011-1
