title: The time course of cochlear gain reduction measured using a more efficient psychophysical technique.
abstract: In a previous study it was shown that an on-frequency precursor intended to activate the medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR) at the signal frequency reduces the gain estimated from growth-of-masking (GOM) functions. This is called the temporal effect (TE). In Expt. 1 a shorter method of measuring this change in gain is established. GOM functions were measured with an on- and off-frequency precursor presented before the masker and signal, and used to estimate Input/Output functions. The change in gain estimated in this way was very similar to that estimated from comparing two points measured with a single fixed masker level on the lower legs of the GOM functions. In Expt. 2, the TE was measured as a function of precursor duration and signal delay. For short precursor durations and short delays the TE increased (buildup) or remained constant as delay increased, then decreased. The TE also increased with precursor duration for the shortest delay. The results were fitted with a model based on the time course of the MOCR. The model fitted the data well, and predicted the buildup. This buildup is not consistent with exponential decay predicted by neural adaptation or persistence of excitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2038, USA. eroverud@purdue.edu
authors.forename: Elin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roverud
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Strickland
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D003051:Cochlea / Q000294:innervation*; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D012018:Reflex; D013018:Sound Spectrography; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
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