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TY - JOUR
T1 - Hearing pitch - right place, wrong time?
AU - Plack, Christopher
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Pitch perception has been a focus of auditory research for over a hundred years. Yet despite this, we still do not have a clear explanation for how pitch is represented by neurons in the auditory system. Two rival theories have slugged it out over the years: 'place theory', in which pitch is determined by which neurons are active, and 'temporal theory', in which pitch is determined by how the neurons are active, specifically in terms of their temporal firing patterns. Although temporal theory has had the ascendency for a number of years, recent findings suggest that place theory may be ready for comeback.
AB - Pitch perception has been a focus of auditory research for over a hundred years. Yet despite this, we still do not have a clear explanation for how pitch is represented by neurons in the auditory system. Two rival theories have slugged it out over the years: 'place theory', in which pitch is determined by which neurons are active, and 'temporal theory', in which pitch is determined by how the neurons are active, specifically in terms of their temporal firing patterns. Although temporal theory has had the ascendency for a number of years, recent findings suggest that place theory may be ready for comeback.
KW - PERCEPTION
M3 - Journal article
VL - 25
SP - 892
EP - 894
JO - Psychologist
JF - Psychologist
SN - 0952-8229
IS - 12
ER -