
Why is the human ear most sensitive to 4000 Hz tones?
2016年11月3日 · Firstly, you mention that the "characteristic frequency" of a human voice is between 80 and 250 Hz. You are referring to the fundamental frequency; the characteristic …
Why do humans hear better between 2kHz and 5kHz?
2014年12月21日 · Acoustically, we hear better in the 2-5 kHz range because our auditory canal resonates in that range (specifically, around 3 kHz). Our ear looks something like this (U …
evolution - What is the evolutionary purpose of the topology of …
What is the evolutionary purpose of the topology of human ears? I understand why the ears may have a funnel-like shape but if the various "hills and valleys" do not amplify incoming sound, …
What happens to the human ear as it naturally goes deaf?
2017年8月3日 · I was always told that when the human ear goes deaf to a specific sound (auditory frequency), then that sound is heard one last time, and upon fading away, will never …
zoology - What are the frequency ranges of most marine mammal ...
Are you trying to find a list of frequency ranges, a range into which most vocalizations fall, or a list of marine mammals which vocalize above 20 kHz? It's three different (but similar) questions.
Does the human ear adapt to noise levels? - Biology Stack Exchange
2014年7月20日 · In this instance, I would say your attention has been adjusted, not your ear's ability to perceive sound. Our ears don't have a control setting or a means of adjusting …
neuroscience - Depolarization and hyperpolarization in stereocilia …
2015年11月3日 · The depolarization and hyperpolarization of stereocilia in the ear is significant for its role in transduction. Hair cells are involved in changing mechanical energy into changes in …
What causes the tonotopic organization of the inner ear?
2016年7月1日 · I'm trying to understand why tones are registered in the way that they are in the inner ear, i.e., why are high pitched sounds sensed at the base of the cochlea and low …
neuroscience - Why is it that I can understand speech through one …
2017年6月1日 · I remember reading many years ago that this is normal... Indeed, this is normal and quite expected: understanding one's voice is a brain task, not an ear (sensory organ) task, …
How can I find out where the holotype of a species is?
2023年12月7日 · When I visit the Wikispecies page for Synapturanus zombie, it tells me where the holotype is, as does the paper which describes the species. But on visiting the page for …