# A comparative study of eight human auditory models of monaural processing

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.01753 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2107.01753/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 5 Jul 2021.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Modelling the Effects of Hearing Loss on Neural Coding in the Auditory Midbrain with Variational Conditioning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.03088/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

A number of auditory models have been developed using diverging approaches, either physiological or perceptual, but they share comparable stages of signal processing, as they are inspired by the same constitutive parts of the auditory system. We compare eight monaural models that are openly accessible in the Auditory Modelling Toolbox. We discuss the considerations required to make the model outputs comparable to each other, as well as the results for the following model processing stages or their equivalents: Outer and middle ear, cochlear filter bank, inner hair cell, auditory nerve synapse, cochlear nucleus, and inferior colliculus. The discussion includes a list of recommendations for future applications of auditory models.