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. 2009 Sep 23;11(1):69–78. doi: 10.1007/s10162-009-0187-6

TABLE 1.

MPI model input parameters obtained by minimizing the percent rms differences between model matrices and observed matrices (baseline, W1, W2, W3, and final)

Subject N3 N4 N7
JND (mm) jF1 = 0.1 jF2 = 0.33 jF1 = 0.06 jF2 = 0.19 jF1 = 0.1 jF2 = 0.34
Condition Bas W1 W2 W3 Fin Bas W1 W2 W3 Fin Bas W1 W2 W3 Fin
rms 11.6 13.2 12.5 13.4 9.5 8.3 11.3 11.1 11.0 8.3 11.1 13.4 12.6 11.1 9.6
R2 0.79 0.58 0.64 0.63 0.83 0.91 0.71 0.74 0.75 0.91 0.79 0.44 0.67 0.75 0.86
RCU1 0.06 0.17 0.10 0.13 0.14 0.06 0.26 0.14 0.12 0 0.03 0.50 0.20 0.12 0.03
RCU2 0.06 1.38 1.32 0.90 0.18 0.07 1.48 1.16 1.22 0.02 0.17 1.34 0.93 0.54 0.10
b1 0.07 −0.04 −0.06 −0.04 0.01 −0.03 −0.06 −0.10 −0.14 −0.06 −0.05 −0.09 −0.15 −0.09 −0.02
b2 0.21 0.58 0.58 0.63 0.15 −0.07 −0.44 −0.24 −0.39 −0.08 −0.03 −0.62 −0.48 −0.09 −0.10
Model % 72.9 55.4 56.5 60.0 69.6 77.9 53.4 59.5 58.4 77.7 72.5 47.2 59.1 65.5 74.0
Actual % 70.7 50.9 53.8 56.0 67.8 86.6 60.4 64.9 64.7 86.6 68.9 44.3 61.9 65.2 75.6

Just noticeable difference, response center uncertainty and bias parameters are jF1, RCU1, and b1 for F1 and jF2, RCU2, and b2 for F2, expressed in millimeters along the implanted electrode array. The last two rows show predicted and observed vowel identification percent correct scores