Abstract
Stimulation of one ear with a continuous broadband masker was found to produce a greater threshold shift for a long duration (320 ms) signal presented to the opposite ear than for a short duration (10 ms) signal. When the effect of this masker was examined over a wide range of stimulus durations, the same small threshold shift was found at stimuli of all durations of up to 20 ms, and a larger effect at durations of 40 ms and above. The results are discussed in terms of the concept of alternative pathways within the auditory system for stimuli of short and long durations.
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