Re: Stochastic Resonance...

--- In crazy_music@y..., jacky_ligon@y... wrote:
> So I had no takers on Stochastic Resonance.
>
> Basically it is when an inaudible tone is made audible when it is
> sounded in noise.
>
> Heard it demonstrated, and is very intersting.
>
> An A440 tone played below the audible threshold of human hearing
> becomes audible when mixed with white noise.
>
> On one level this attempts to explain why animals use the sound mass
> as protection, and how it makes sounds audible to them when this
> sound is distrubed or reflected.
>
> Jacky Ligon

Yes, stochastic resonance is a widespread phenomenon. J.R. Collins has
demonstrated the phenomenon in many areas of human perception,
including tactile phenomena.