Acoustic Signals
Definition
Acoustic signals refer to sound waves or auditory information that is received through our ears. They can be verbal (speech) or non-verbal (environmental sounds).
Analogy
Think of acoustic signals like music playing on your headphones. You can hear every instrument clearly - each note and rhythm comes together to create an overall experience just like how acoustic signals combine to form our auditory perception.
Related terms
Auditory Processing: How our brain interprets and makes sense of auditory information.
Decoding: The process by which we translate incoming sensory information into meaningful experiences.
Sound Localization: Our ability to determine where sound is coming from in space.
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