人眼的阈上调制传递函数

视觉系统的阈上调制传递函数与阈值对比敏感度函数具有明显的区别.但由于阈上测试方法复杂,因而迄今为止阈上调制传递函数的测试数据比阈值对比敏感度函数要少得多.我们应用传统的极限调节法和对比度比配法分别测试了人眼的阈值对比敏感度函数和三种对比度级别的阈上调制传递函数.测试结果表明,一个以DOG(Difference of two Gaussians)函数为基础的函数是一种合理的模型,可由现有阈值对比敏感度函数预测不同对比度和象场亮度级别下的人眼阈上调制传递函激.这个模型也可做为一种有效的人眼生理光学经验公式,用于目视光电成象系统的设计和象质评价.     

一种刺激内脏大神经的慢性测痛方法

用聚四氟乙烯绝缘多股银丝作双极电极,埋置于左侧大内脏神经上,以刺激大内脏神经引起行为反应所需的最小电流强度作为内脏痛觉阈值。刺激参数为短串单相方波,串长500ms,波宽1ms,频率40Hz,强度为每隔5s递增约0.1mA,至出现行为反应时停止。30只家兔121次测试,内脏痛阈均值为1.16±0.056mA。在18只家兔中每只兔测定12次痛阈,其阈值相当稳定,波动在0.07mA 之间,用随机区组方差分析无显著意义。在14只家兔中静脉注射芬坦尼(20μg/kg),5min 后阈值升高显著,维持15min,其后渐趋恢复。作者认为,本方法可用于测定内脏痛阈的实验研究。     

单频刺激声稳态诱发反应的可靠性研究

目的:通过测试正常听力青年男女的听觉多频稳态诱发反应ASSR和单频刺激声稳态诱发反应探求单频刺激声稳态诱发反应的可靠性。方法:选取32名64耳听力正常的青年人作为受试者,对其进行纯音听阈、ASSR及四个0.5、1、2、4k Hz单频刺激声稳态诱发反应阈值测试,并记录0.5、1、2和4k Hz四个频率纯音阈值及ASSR及四个单频刺激声稳态诱发反应阈值。结果:ASSR在0.5、1、2和4k Hz四个频率的反应阈值与纯音听阈阈值相关性系数分别为0.64、0.81、0.79、0.85;0.5k Hz单频刺激声稳态诱发反应阈值与ASSR阈值具有明显统计学差异,其余3个单频刺激声稳态诱发反应阈值与ASSR阈值没有统计学差异,0.5k Hz单频刺激声稳态诱发反应阈值与纯音听阈阈值相关性系数为0.81。结论:ASSR阈值与纯音听阈具有较好的相关性,0.5k Hz单频刺激声稳态诱发反应可以提高0.5k Hz ASSR阈值与纯音听阈的相关性。     

不同运动速度下人眼的阈上调制特性

本文报道了在光栅的三种恒定运动速度(0°/S,10°/S,30°/S)下,阈值对比敏感度函数CSF(V)和阈上对比度比配函数CMF(V,C)的测试数据.计算机拟合结果表明,在各个不同的恒定运动速度下,人眼的阈上对比度比配函数CMF(V,C)和阈值对比敏感度函数CSF(V),可以由静止目标的阈值对比敏感函数CSF近似地预测出来.本文给出了预测方法的数学描述及有关经验公式.     

大鼠听神经单纤维的活动

本文以声压级(SP)的dB值为单位,用不同频率(从音频到超声)的声刺激,对大鼠听觉一级神经元325根单一纤维的活动进行了观察。结果表明:每一纤维都有自己的最佳频率和相应的最低阈值。测得最佳频率的最低值为0.58kHz,最高值为62.6kHz; 最低阈值为6dBSPL,其相应频率为27.49kHz;最敏感的频率范围在20—50kHz。频率-阈值曲线在比最佳频率高的一侧斜度陡峭,低的一侧倾斜缓慢。频率-阈值曲线的锐度若以Q值表示,它对最佳频率分布的回归曲线由最佳频率的低频向高频方向逐渐升高,且Q10,Q20,Q30,Q40,Q50,dB的回归曲线具有相似的倾斜度。绝大多数纤维都有自发放电。给最佳频率持续音作用时,随刺激强度的增强,放电速率增加,但到阈上30dB左右皆达饱和。由各频率的最低阈值绘成的听反应阈曲线与行为测听所得的听力曲线颇为近似。     

骨导声诱发的耳声发射耳蜗图

用不同频率的短纯音骨导刺激,在7名(14耳)听力正常受试者同时记录双耳声诱发耳声发射(EOAE)。此法比单耳轮流记录省时一半。研究结果表明,EOAE 为一种窄带声,其中心频率随刺激声频率增高而增高,提示 EOAE 产生部位在接受刺激声频率对应的耳蜗部位附近。EOAE 的潜伏期与刺激强度无明显关系,但有随刺激声频率增高而变短的趋势,可能与不同频率刺激声诱发的 EOAE 在基底膜上产生的部位与鼓膜之间的距离不等有关。除1耳用4.0kHz 外,用1.0,2.0,3.0和4.0kHz 短纯音刺激在14耳全可记录到 EOAE,0.5kHz和6.0kHz 则分别在10耳和7耳记录到 EOAE。0.5—6.0kHz 短纯音诱发的 EOAE 的阈值均值连线所得的声发射耳蜗图上可见,1.0kHz 处阈值最低,而在这些受试者所测得的中耳共振频率平均值为1100±230Hz,推测1.0kHz EOAE 阈值最低与中耳的传导函数有关。本文描述的骨导双耳同时记录 EOAE 并描记声发射耳蜗图的方法可用于临床的听力客观评价。     

电刺激大鼠中脑导水管周围灰质对针刺镇痛效应的影响

本工作以刺激大鼠尾部引起的甩尾和嘶叫作为痛反应。假手术组痛反应阈值稳定。电针和刺激中脑导水管周围灰质(PAG)均能引起痛阈显著提高。电针加刺激 PAG 所引起痛阈增加值大于分别给予两种刺激的痛阈增值之和。     

双耳条件下超前声对人分辨滞后声强度的影响

在复杂声环境中,对声音强度的分辨是听觉系统对声音信号精确处理的重要功能之一.到目前为止,有关人对声音强度分辨的研究都是在单耳条件下进行的,然而,正常条件下人都是利用双耳感知强度和方位变化的声音.以人对声刺激强度的最小可察觉差异(just noticeable difference,JND)为强度分辨阈值的指标,观察双耳条件下超前声对人分辨滞后声强度的影响.实验在封闭声场中进行,声刺激强度和空间方位的控制是通过改变双耳平均声压(average binaural level,ABL)和双耳声压差(interaural level difference,ILD)来模拟的.实验结果表明,与安静条件下人对声刺激强度的分辨阈值相比,低强度的超前声对人分辨滞后声强度的阈值无显著影响,而中等及以上强度(ABL大于或等于40 dB)的超前声可提高人分辨滞后声强度的阈值,阈值的提高随超前声强度的增加呈单调增大的趋势.当超前声强度一定时,超前声对人分辨滞后声强度的影响随滞后声强度的增加而衰减,对分辨较高强度的滞后声的阈值影响不显著,该结果与单耳的研究结果有明显差异.实验未发现超前声和滞后声ILD的相对改变对人探测滞后声强度变化的阈值有显著影响.     

电刺激幼兔大脑皮层所致的易化效应

在多个(或单个)3—8倍阈值(T)的阈上刺激作为“条件刺激”后,树突电位较对照明显增大。反应增大的时程最长达20分钟。现将此易化现象报道于后。     

链脲佐菌素糖尿病大鼠尾神经中传入单位的反应特性

实验观察了链脲佐菌素糖尿病大鼠尾神经中各种传入单位的反应特性,发现糖尿病大鼠的部分Ｃ单位和Ａδ单位具有自发放电,它们的机械阈值显著降低。糖尿病大鼠的Ｃ单位对持续１ｍｉｎ的机械性阈刺激的反应同对照组相似,而在阈上机械性刺激期间呈增频效应,撤除阈刺激和阈上刺激后后放电均明显增多。除Ｃ单位、Ａδ单位外,Ａβ机械感受性单位的传导速度也明显减慢,但在Ｃ单位、Ａδ单位和Ａβ机械感受性单位中,各种亚单位的比例同对照组相比无显著性差异。结果表明,糖尿病大鼠Ｃ单位和Ａδ单位机械阈值的降低有助于其行为伤害性阈值的下降,Ｃ单位和Ａδ单位的异常电活动是糖尿病大鼠产生对痛刺激敏感性升高和感觉异常的外周因素。     

Field hearing measurements of the Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Field measurements of hearing thresholds were obtained from the Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae using the auditory evoked potential method (AEP). The fish had most sensitive hearing at 20 Hz, the lowest frequency tested, with decreasing sensitivity at higher frequencies. Hearing thresholds were lower than AEP thresholds previously measured for the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum and yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensis at frequencies <200 Hz, and similar at 200 Hz and above. Rhizoprionodon terraenovae represents the closest comparison in terms of pelagic lifestyle to the sharks which have been observed in acoustic field attraction experiments. The sound pressure levels that would be equivalent to the particle acceleration thresholds of R. terraenovae were much higher than the sound levels which attracted closely related sharks suggesting a discrepancy between the hearing threshold experiments and the field attraction experiments.     

Reversible hearing impairment related to quinine blood concentrations in guinea pigs

The hearing ability was measured in anaesthetised guinea pigs by recording cochlear evoked potentials induced by standardised sound stimulation. The animals were given quinine intravenously and blood samples were withdrawn for assay of quinine. The shift in hearing threshold was closely related to the quinine blood concentration. The effect-concentration relationships were analysed according to the equation L = 10 (log k+a.log (s-b] which can be viewed as a special case of the Hill equation assuming that the stimulation (s) is of very low intensity compared to the stimulus at which half of the maximum response would be obtained and introducing an absolute limit for a stimulus at which no response is obtained.     

诱发性耳声发射向40-Hz听觉相关电位及行为反应间的相关分析

以500-Hz短纯音作为刺激声,分别测定了20位受试者(9例正常者,11例耳病患者,共40耳)的诱发性耳声发射(EOAE),40-Hz听觉相关电位(40-Hz AERP)和行为反应三项指标的阈值。结果如下:EOAE阈值的主要分布范围在〔20,60〕dB nHL,该范围耳数是其阈值总范围〔15,70)dB nHL耳数的93％;40-Hz AERP阈值主要在〔20,60〕dB nHL,耳数是其阈值范围〔20,90〕dB nHL耳数的95％;行为阈主要在〔20,40〕dB nHL,耳数是其阈值范围〔15,80〕dB nHL耳数的91％,全部受试者有13耳EOAE未引出(正常者3耳,耳病患者10耳),占总测试耳数的33％。三项指标的相关分析表明:EOAE—40Hz AERP,EOAE—行为反应,40Hz AERP一行为反应的r值分别为0.609(0.002相似文献   

诱发性耳声发射向40-Hz听觉相关电位及行为反应间的相关分析

以500-Hz短纯音作为刺激声,分别测定了20位受试者(9例正常者,11例耳病患者,共40耳)的诱发性耳声发射(EOAE),40-Hz听觉相关电位(40-Hz AERP)和行为反应三项指标的阈值。结果如下:EOAE阈值的主要分布范围在〔20,60〕dB nHL,该范围耳数是其阈值总范围〔15,70)dB nHL耳数的93％;40-Hz AERP阈值主要在〔20,60〕dB nHL,耳数是其阈值范围〔20,90〕dB nHL耳数的95％;行为阈主要在〔20,40〕dB nHL,耳数是其阈值范围〔15,80〕dB nHL耳数的91％,全部受试者有13耳EOAE未引出(正常者3耳,耳病患者10耳),占总测试耳数的33％。三项指标的相关分析表明:EOAE—40Hz AERP,EOAE—行为反应,40Hz AERP一行为反应的r值分别为0.609(0.002相似文献   

Effects of noise bandwidth on the late-potential masking level difference

The masking level difference (MLD) is a psychoacoustic phenomenon derived from the subtraction of Sπ No thresholds (signals π radians out of phase and noise in phase at the two ears) from SoNo thresholds (signals and noise in phase at the two ears). The purpose of this study was to determine if the MLD derived from the late components (P1, N1, P2, N2) of the auditory evoked potentials was a physiological correlate of the behavioral MLD. Subjects were 15 young adults with normal hearing. Comparisons were made between behavioral and late potential thresholds to 500 Hz stimuli in So and Sπ conditions in quiet, and to 500 Hz stimuli in SoNo and Sπ No conditiones in narrow band (50 Hz) and wide band (600 Hz) noise. No significant differences were seen for behavioral or late-potential thresholds to So and Sπ conditions. The SπNo threshold was significantly lower than the SoNo threshold, yielding an MLD for both the behavioral and physiological responses. The magnitudes of both the behavioral and late-potential MLD were larger with the narrow band noise than with the wide band noise. Evidence, therefore, is provided that the late-potential MLD reflects similar processes as are responsible for the behavioral MLD.     

Auditory role of the suprabranchial chamber in gourami fish

Fish hearing specialists (e.g., goldfish, holocentrids, clupeoids, mormyrids) have evolved specialized structures (e.g., Weberian ossicles, swimbladder diverticulae, gas-filled bullae) to enhance their auditory frequency range and threshold sensitivity. The inner ears of anabantoid fish are encased in membranous cranial bones and are protruded into air-filled suprabranchial chambers. This research was intended to test the hypothesis that the gas bubbles inside the suprabranchial chambers may modulate the hearing abilities of anabantoid fish because of their proximity to the membranous bone-encased inner ears. Three species of gourami (blue gourami Trichogaster trichopterus; kissing gourami Helostoma temminckii; dwarf gourami Colisa lalia) were examined. Using the auditory brainstem response recording technique, baseline audiograms tested at 300, 500, 800, 1500, 2500, 4000 Hz were obtained. The air bubbles in the suprabranchial chambers were replaced by water, and the audiograms were remeasured. Thresholds were elevated in all three species. When three blue gouramis were allowed to replenish air into the suprabranchial chambers their hearing abilities returned to baseline levels. These results support the hypothesis that air bubbles in the suprabranchial chambers can affect hearing abilities of gouramis by lowering the thresholds. Accepted: 28 May 1998     

The influence of temperature on the threshold values of primary tastes

The threshold values of taste substances are influenced by severalfactors. To learn about the effect of the temperature on stimulus,recognition and terminal thresholds, these threshold valueswere determined for sucrose, sodium chloride, caffeine, quininehydrochloride, citric and tartaric acid at temperatures of 10,20, 40 and 60°C in a panel of 19 tasters. The individualvalues were found to vary over a wide range, resulting in arelatively large standard deviation of the mean threshold values.A temperature-dependence was found for the stimulus and recognitionthresholds which was different for the different taste substances.The stimulus and recognition thresholds are lowest in the temperaturerange of 20 to 40°C. The threshold values increase withincreasing temperature, and except for citric acid, significantand highly significant differences existed particularly between20 and 60°C, whereas statistically verifiable results couldnot be obtained between 10 and 20°C. There was no verifiabletemperature dependence either for the terminal thresholds. Theterminal thresholds were found to lie rather in a relativelynarrow concentration range and to be largely independent ofthe temperature. The results suggest that in warm dishes andbeverage more taste substances are required to produce the sametaste intensity. A dependence of the individual thresholds uponage, sex and smoking habits could not be found.     

Haptic discrimination of size and texture in squirrel monkeys ( Saimiri sciureus )

The present study analyzed haptic abilities of four squirrel monkeys. Using a two-alternative forced-choice procedure, stimuli were presented in a visually opaque box, allowing unrestrained test subjects to grab through a small opening and touch the discriminanda. Difference thresholds were determined by a modified method of limits. In the first experiment we determined size difference thresholds for the discrimination of circular cylinders using standard stimuli differing in diameter from 10 mm to 35 mm. In the second experiment a texture difference threshold was obtained for the discrimination of grooved surfaces (groove width 2-7 mm).The squirrel monkeys achieved a mean size difference threshold of 8% stimulus difference. The linear increase of absolute thresholds as a function of the starting stimulus size showed that haptic size discriminations in squirrel monkeys correspond to Weber's law. Three of the animals achieved a texture difference of 10% stimulus difference, while one monkey showed a distinctively lower haptic acuity. An analysis of the exploratory behavior points to a subject-related difference in the significance of cutaneous and kinesthetic information during size discriminations. Whereas differences in the animals' exploratory behavior did not correlate with the size difference threshold a subject achieved, different thresholds for texture discrimination can be explained by the different exploratory procedures the monkeys used to touch grooved surfaces. The low difference thresholds determined for the squirrel monkeys in the present study point to the significance of unrestrained test conditions for the assessment of the haptic capacity of a species.     

Haptic discrimination of size and texture in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)

The present study analyzed haptic abilities of four squirrel monkeys. Using a two-alternative forced-choice procedure, stimuli were presented in a visually opaque box, allowing unrestrained test subjects to grab through a small opening and touch the discriminanda. Difference thresholds were determined by a modified method of limits. In the first experiment we determined size difference thresholds for the discrimination of circular cylinders using standard stimuli differing in diameter from 10 mm to 35 mm. In the second experiment a texture difference threshold was obtained for the discrimination of grooved surfaces (groove width 2-7 mm). The squirrel monkeys achieved a mean size difference threshold of 8% stimulus difference. The linear increase of absolute thresholds as a function of the starting stimulus size showed that haptic size discriminations in squirrel monkeys correspond to Weber's law. Three of the animals achieved a texture difference of 10% stimulus difference, while one monkey showed a distinctively lower haptic acuity. An analysis of the exploratory behavior points to a subject-related difference in the significance of cutaneous and kinesthetic information during size discriminations. Whereas differences in the animals' exploratory behavior did not correlate with the size difference threshold a subject achieved, different thresholds for texture discrimination can be explained by the different exploratory procedures the monkeys used to touch grooved surfaces. The low difference thresholds determined for the squirrel monkeys in the present study point to the significance of unrestrained test conditions for the assessment of the haptic capacity of a species.