hearing

Pitch

a tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency of the sound wave.

Place Theory

in hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated.

Frequency Theory

theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone.

Conduction Hearing Impairment

hearing loss caused by damage to the mechanical system that conducts sound vibrations to the cochlea's inner ear.

Nerve (Sensorineural) Hearing Impairment

hearing loss caused by damage to cochlea's receptor cells or to auditory nerve.

Cochlear Implant

a device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve.

Selective Attention (Cocktail-Party Effect)

focusing on a particular stimulus (voice) amid many; our ability to tune in on one voice in a noisy room.