The Ear: Sound Reception: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 23:23, 16 July 2020

This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Sound & Music module.

Students will be familiar with how sound is perceived by humans
Student will be familiar with the general structures of the ear and their function: ear canal, ear drum, ossicles, cochlea
Student will understand the concept of transduction
Optional: Student will be familiar with how cochlear implants work and their pros/cons with regard to music listening

Discussion and definition of physical and cognitive processes of sound perception
Show video & discuss process of sound transduction
Cochlear implant demonstration

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 ===='''Readings'''====
-*[https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/how-do-we-hear NIDCD: How do we hear?] (with video below)
+*"[https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/how-do-we-hear How do we hear?"] (''NIDCD).''
-*[https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/cochlear-implants NIDCD: Cochlear Implants]
+*[https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/cochlear-implants "Cochlear Implants."] ''(NIDCD).''
+*J. Wolfe. [https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/Cochlear.html "Research Related to Cochlear Implants."] (''Music Acoustics, UNSW'').
 ====Listening & Videos====
-*[https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/journey-of-sound-video NIDCD: Journey of Sound to the Brain]
+*"[https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/journey-of-sound-video Journey of Sound to the Brain"] (''NIDCD'').
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeTriGTENoc Pletsch Video on Auditory Transduction]
+*J. Pletsch. "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeTriGTENoc Auditory Transduction"]
 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpKKYBkJ9Hw Cochlear Implant Simulation]