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auditory filter

the process responsible for the frequency selectivity of the auditory system. The initial stages of auditory processing are often described as consisting of a bank of auditory filters with different center frequencies. The term is closely related to the concept of a critical band but with more emphasis on the “shape” or characteristics of the filter rather than simply its critical bandwidth. See tonotopic organization; tuning curve.

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physicalism

physicalism

n.

1. the doctrine that reality is composed of matter and that mind is therefore reducible to matter. See identity theory; materialism; mind–body problem.

2. the view that all meaningful propositions can be stated in the language of the physical sciences and in operational definitions. See logical positivism; positivism. —physicalist adj.