Dr. Hulse was one of the editors of a book that reported the proceedings of a 1976 conference often considered to herald the birth of the field of animal cognition.
Employing his interest in acoustic perception in birds - and to some extent in humans - he taught a course, "The Psychology of Sound and Music." It attracted numerous Peabody Institute students.
"Using human music perception as a metaphor," Dr. Hulse said in a scholarly article, "my research has examined how humans and animals process pitch, rhythm and timbre in auditory perception."
He was the author of three editions of The Psychology of Learning and of The Comparative Psychology of Audition: Perceiving Complex Sounds.
Dr. Hulse served on the Academic Council for the Johns Hopkins University and as the president of the Johns Hopkins Club.
He was a former chief editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes.
Dr. Hulse was also an accomplished golfer.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 4 at the Bunting Meyerhoff Interfaith and Community Service Center, 3509 N. Charles St.
In addition to his son, survivors include his wife of 54 years, the former Nancy Huppertz; two daughters, Jennifer Hulse Mitchell of Grosse Pointe, Mich., and Melissa Colson Hulse of Blacksburg, Va.; a brother, Murray Hulse of Earlyville, Va.; a sister, Susan Logan of Summit, N.J.; and five grandchildren.
