The experiments presented in this paper explore the hypothesis that cochlear gain is reduced, in a frequency-specific manner, over the course of a sound (called a "precursor") which was designed to activate the medial olivo-cochlear reflex (MOCR). Psychophysical tuning curves (PTCs) and off-frequency growth of masking (GOM) functions were measured with two precursors. The on-frequency precursor condition, which was hypothesized to activate the MOCR at the signal frequency, produced a PTC with a lower best frequency in all subjects consistent with less gain. This same condition produced a GOM function with less gain and an elevated compression breakpoint. The data were analyzed with two models. The gain-reduction model, which assumed a change in the basilar membrane input-output function, was superior at predicting the data relative to a model of additivity of masking.
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