Abstract
Pitch perception researches showed that temporal modulation plays an important role in pitch perception from unresolved harmonics. Fundamental frequency (F0) enhancement through temporal modulation of envelope was utilized in some cochlear implant (CI) signal processing strategies [e.g., Laneau, et.al., 2006] to improve the pitch perception of CI. In this study, Temporal Modulation Transfer Function (TMTF) and the relationship between Amplitude Modulation Rate (AMR) and pitch perception at different stimulation sites (apical, middle, and basal) were investigated. The stimuli are sinusoidal-amplitude–modulation pulse trains. Two psychophysical experiments were carried out: Two-Alternative-Forced Choice on modulated/un-modulated stimuli and AMR-Pitch Ranking. Experimental results showed that some of the CI subjects exhibited distinct performance at different stimulation sites, which implies that issues of stimulation sites and the subject's individual performance should be considered for F0 enhancement stra...
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