Guest guest Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 The reason that lower frequencies mask the higher ones is because low frequencies respond at the " end " of the cochlea, meaning that the soundwave must pass all the areas that respond to higher frequencies first. With high frequencies, there is less potential for " interference " because they respond closer to the " entrance " of the cochlea. hope this helps Colin P. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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