Speech Processing in the Auditory System

Ainsworth W. Greenberg S. Popper A. N.

ISBN 10: 0387005900 / ISBN 13: 9780387005904

Published by Springer, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Speech Processing in the Auditory System
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387005900
• ISBN 13: 9780387005904
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Although speech is the primary behavioral medium by which humans communicate, its auditory basis is poorly understood, having profound implications on efforts to ameliorate the behavioral consequences of hearing impairment and on the development of robust algorithms for computer speech recognition. In this volume, the authors provide an up-to-date synthesis of recent research in the area of speech processing in the auditory system, bringing together a diverse range of scientists to present the subject from an interdisciplinary perspective. Of particular concern is the ability to understand speech in uncertain, potentially adverse acoustic environments, currently the bane of both hearing aid and speech recognition technology. There is increasing evidence that the perceptual stability characteristic of speech understanding is due, at least in part, to elegant transformations of the acoustic signal performed by auditory mechanisms. As a comprehensive review of speech's auditory basis, this book will interest physiologists, anatomists, psychologists, phoneticians, computer scientists, biomedical and electrical engineers, and clinicians.