Place theory
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place-theory-166-7546673
title:
Place theory
text:
Place theory is a theory of hearing that states that our perception of sound depends on where each component frequency produces vibrations along the basilar membrane. By this theory, the pitch of a sound, such as a human voice or a musical tone, is determined by the places where the membrane vibrates, based on frequencies corresponding to the tonotopic organization of the primary auditory neurons. More generally, schemes that base attributes of auditory perception on the neural firing rate as a
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encyclopedia
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Theory about mechanism of hearing
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_theory
date created:
2004-03-17T19:43:23Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T22:52:25Z
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