Psychoacoustics

Psychoacoustics is the branch of psychophysics involving the scientific study of the perception of sound by the human auditory system. It is the branch of science studying the psychological responses associated with sound including noise, speech, and music. Psychoacoustics is an interdisciplinary field including psychology, acoustics, electronic engineering, physics, biology, physiology, and computer science.[1]

  1. ^ Ballou, Glen (2012-11-12). Handbook for Sound Engineers (Fourth ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 43. ISBN 9781136122538.