Auditory Filters: A Lecture by Prof. Emeritus Torben Poulsen

The Interacoustics Academy welcomed Torben Poulsen, Professor Emeritus, from the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark to present a lecture on the concept of auditory filters.

During this talk, Prof. Poulsen presents a model of frequency selectivity and discusses the bandwidth of auditory filters, with a listening demonstration and examples of male and female speech. You will also learn about the implication of hearing loss when considering the concept of auditory filters.

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:31 Distinguishing between sounds
2:15 What are auditory filters?
4:01 Model for frequency selectivity
5:13 Bandwidth of auditory filters
5:45 Critical bands by masking
9:03 Results from Fletcher's experiment
10:47 Bandwidth of auditory filters cont.
12:12 Male and female speech spectrum
14:06 The spectrum of a vowel
15:44 Hearing loss implications
17:23 Final remarks

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