Essays about: "Hearing capacity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Hearing capacity.

  1. 1. Emotional Prosody in Adverse Acoustic Conditions : Investigating effects of emotional prosody and noise-vocoding on speech perception and emotion recognition

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Cecilia Ivarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Speech perception; Emotional prosody; Emotion recognition; Noise-vocoding; Working memory capacity;

    Abstract : Speech perception is a fundamental function of successful vocal communication, and through prosody, we can communicate different emotions. The ability to recognize emotions is important in social interaction. Emotional prosody facilitates emotion recognition in vocal communication. READ MORE

  3. 2. CONFLICTS AND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROPOSED OPENING OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS IN NORWAY

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Noor Nooraddin; [2020]
    Keywords : Wind power; offshore wind power acceptance; offshore wind and fishermen; Norway;

    Abstract : This Thesis aims to explore how the opening of offshore wind power development blocks in Norway results in conflicts between fishermen and the offshore wind industry. The goal is to identify synergies between the two maritime sectors which may be used in future consultation phases. READ MORE

  4. 3. Processing of task-irrelevant sounds while performing a visual task : A study of auditory steady-state evoked potentials

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Jenny Arctaedius; [2020]
    Keywords : Attention; Auditory Processing; Perceptual load; ASSRs; Filtering; EEG;

    Abstract : Perceptual capacity and selection in attention have for long been an interest in cognitive science, with early theories of early selection to late selection. Hearing is an important subject to investigate when it comes to attention and early auditory processing can be investigated by using auditory steady state responses (ASSRs). READ MORE

  5. 4. Implementation of an 8-bit Dynamic Fixed-Point Convolutional Neural Network for Human Sign Language Recognition on a Xilinx FPGA Board

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Ricardo Núñez-Prieto; [2019]
    Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Computer Vision; Machine Learning; Convolutional Neural Networks; FPGA; Sign Language Recognition; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The goal of this thesis work is to implement a convolutional neural network on an FPGA device with the capability of recognising human sign language. The set of gestures that the neural network can identify has been taken from the Swedish sign language, and it consists of the signs used for representing the letters of the Swedish alphabet (a.k.a. READ MORE

  6. 5. Unraveling interaction between tinnitus symptoms, cognitive abilities, and mental disorders

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Sini Alhola; [2019]
    Keywords : Cognitive hearing science; cognitive science; tinnitus; cognitive abilities; anxiety; depression;

    Abstract : Based on the former studies, there is evidence of tinnitus being associated with performance on cognitive ability tests (for example Andersson et al. 2009, Hallam et al. 2004). READ MORE