A Quarter-Century’s Perspective on a Psychoacoustical Approach to Loudness

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Abstract

Ideas and concepts acquired over several decades come together in this chapter on the topic of a psychoacoustical approach to loudness. Although couched in the topic area of loudness, the thoughts presented in this chapter have general applicability to a wide range of areas, such as the importance of understanding the theoretical assumptions of the underpinnings of a research topic, the advantages of using the methods of observation and introspection, having fulfilling relationships with colleagues, and the complex nature and interconnections among various areas of study. This chapter concludes with an overview of work performed in the Communication Research Laboratory at Northeastern University and a prospective on fruitful research directions.

Keywords

Hearing Loss Loudness Function Cochlear Implant Normal Listener Test Tone 
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Acknowledgments

I am very grateful for my students, colleagues, continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health for about a quarter century, and time to reflect while visiting with colleagues. Michael Epstein and Julia B. Florentine made helpful comments on this manuscript.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Bouvé College of Health Science and College of EngineeringNortheastern University, SPLA DepartmentBostonUSA
  2. 2.Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute for Hearing, Speech and LanguageNortheastern UniversityBostonUSA

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