Auditory integration over time may involve intelligent selection of informative samples

Evidence

The multiple looks experiment is consistent with the idea that a signal can be sampled and stored in memory so that only the informative temporal looks can be used for the task at hand. One interpretation is that the auditory system conducts a form of intelligent processing in the way it integrates information over time. Such a mechanism would be very useful for everyday listening. In certain circumstances, the auditory system may be capable of discarding extraneous information. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1069