Neural processing and representation of periodicity pitch

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 532, 1997, Pages 68-76

  Langner, Gerald ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absolute pitch; Auditory system; Coincidence detection; Correlation analysis; Inferior colliculus; Neuronal oscillation; Pitch perception; Temporal processing; Topographic representation

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEARING; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ANIMAL; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; HUMANS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; PITCH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030608723     PISSN: 03655237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709126147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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