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The excellent Fora.tv once again deliver a fascinating presentation, this time from the esteemed neurologist Oliver Sacks who is discussing his latest book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Equal Loudness Contours and Audiometry - Test Your Own Hearing
From the University of New South Wales, the site allows you to test the frequency response of your ears i.e. examine your sensitivity to certain frequencies and then compare that with your sensitivity to other frequencies. We find that human hearing does not have a flat frequency response - we are sensitive to some frequencies more than others
Advances in Cognitive Psychology - Web-based journal devoted to the study of perception
Auditory Perception Group - University of Cambridge: Led by Professor Brian Moore
Auditory Research Laboratory - Study of the perceptual organisation of sound. Home to Dr. Albert Bregman author of Auditory Scene Analysis: The Perceptual Organization of Sound
CNBH (Centre for the Neural Basis of Hearing) - Research examining the auditory pathway and based on the concept that what we hear first forms an auditory image which is then processed further.
Darmstadt Auditory Research Group
How Hearing Works - Description of the hearing mechanism and the nature of sound. Very good place to start
Listen. Making Sense of Sound - From the Exploratorium museum, an installation exploring how we listen
Michigan State University: Acoustic/Psychoacoustics - Research into how the brain processes sound
MiCRAM - Cognitive Science and Auditory Research
Music and the Brain - No idea who's behind this but some very interesting material here
Music Cognition Group - The MCG at the University of Amsterdam focus on research in music cognition, perception and performance. An interesting selection of online demos and experiments are available. Note also the currently under construction Music Cognition site here
Neuroscience of Music - Research organisation investigating what the brain does when it hears music. Interesting work!
Noetica - Cognitive Science Forum
Oxford Auditory Neuroscience Group - Research into common auditory sensations on a neurobiological level
Parmley Hearing Institute - Sensory research institute of Loyola University Chicago
Periodic Noise - Site by Prof. Dr. Christian Kaernbach which considers the perceptual auditory system in relation to noise and its tendency to seek out patterns. Noise FAQ here
Psychtoolbox - Free set of Matlab functions for vision research
Research Imaging Center (RIC) - University of Texas laboratory dedicated to biomedical imaging research. Resources here
Science phrases and their true definitions - By Tom Brennan
Sensorcom - UK based specialists in the design and manufacture of in-ear and audio communication accessories. Information on custom-made ear moulds here
SMPC (Society of Music Perception and Cognition) - Non-profit organisation dedicated to music perception and cognition. Extensive links page here
Starkey Hearing Research Center - Selection of whitepapers and publications; Primarily to do with hearing implants
Tony Woolf Acoustics - Guide to Acoustics for Project Engineers here and Hearing Protection here
Virtual Tour of the Ear - Despite some of the links being inoperative, this is helpful in visualising the different components of the ear.
From the HEI (House Ear Institiute) the chart displays typical sound levels and associated risk to the ear.
Also very much worth a look are HEI's Education pages and in particular Protect Your Hearing Health
