Time domain computation of a nonlinear nonlocal cochlear model with applications to multitone interaction in hearing

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DOI10.4310/CMS.2003.V1.N2.A1zbMATH Open1078.92006arXivnlin/0202004WikidataQ115310096 ScholiaQ115310096MaRDI QIDQ2583435FDOQ2583435


Authors: Jack Xin, Yingyong Qi, Li Deng Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 16 January 2006

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A nonlinear nonlocal cochlear model of the transmission line type is studied in order to capture the multitone interactions and resulting tonal suppression effects. The model can serve as a module for voice signal processing, it is a one dimensional (in space) damped dispersive nonlinear PDE based on mechanics and phenomenology of hearing. It describes the motion of basilar membrane (BM) in the cochlea driven by input pressure waves. Both elastic damping and selective longitudinal fluid damping are present. The former is nonlinear and nonlocal in BM displacement, and plays a key role in capturing tonal interactions. The latter is active only near the exit boundary (helicotrema), and is built in to damp out the remaining long waves. The initial boundary value problem is numerically solved with a semi-implicit second order finite difference method. Solutions reach a multi-frequency quasi-steady state. Numerical results are shown on two tone suppression from both high-frequency and low-frequency sides, consistent with known behavior of two tone suppression. Suppression effects among three tones are demonstrated by showing how the response magnitudes of the fixed two tones are reduced as we vary the third tone in frequency and amplitude. We observe qualitative agreement of our model solutions with existing cat auditory neural data. The model is thus simple and efficient as a processing tool for voice signals.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0202004




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