Psychophysical Constraints on Biophysical/Neural Models of Threshold

摘要: Models of cochlear prosthesis function serve the purpose specifying preferably in a mathematically tractable fashion, relationship between physical parameters electrical stimulation and psychophysical behavior subject. Given perfect model, we should be ablet assign values to all relevant accurately predict resulting behavior. Two classes models may considered: phenomenological “black-box” which make no assumptions about intervening variables but simply try characterize behavior, biophysical/neural attempt specify mechanisms that link stimus In both models, psychophysics plays role model must predict. case it play additional helping estimate what extent possible influence Table 11.1 lists some considered formulating cochlea.