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On Human Perceptual Bandwidth and Slow Listening

Authors: Lund, thomas; Mäkivirta, Aki

AES Conference: 2018 AES International Conference on Spatial Reproduction - Aesthetics and Science · Paper P6-2 · July 2018

Abstract

Locked away inside its shell, the brain has ever only learned about the world through our five primary senses. With them, we just receive a fraction of the information actually available, while we perceive far less still. A fraction of a fraction: The perceptual bandwidth. Conscious perception is furthermore influenced by long-term experience and learning, to an extent that perception might be more accurately understood and studied as primarily an inside-to-out phenomena. Summarizing a review of physiological, clinical and psychological research, the paper proposes three types of listening strategies we should distinguish between when conducting subjective tests: Easy listening, trained listening and slow listening.

Details

Published in
AES Conference: 2018 AES International Conference on Spatial Reproduction - Aesthetics and Science
Paper number
P6-2
Publication date
July 6, 2018
Session subject
Slow listening; Bandwidth of perception; Listening test
Affiliation
Genelec OY, Iisalmi, Finland (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper