Across-channel timing differences as a potential code for the frequency of pure tones

JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-171

  Carlyon, Robert P ^a   Long, Christopher J ^a,b,c   Micheyl, Christophe ^d  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b Research and Technology Labs   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory nerve; Frequency; Phase transitions; Pitch; Pure tone

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY RESPONSE; COCHLEAR NERVE; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COCHLEAR NERVE; GUINEA PIGS; PITCH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860220089     PISSN: 15253961     EISSN: 14387573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-011-0305-0     Document Type: Review

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