Basilar membrane vibration envelopes are asymmetric around the peak
Evidence
The basilar memĀ brane is stimulated from the base end (see Figure 2.3) which responds best to high frequencies, and it is important to note that its envelope of moveĀ ment for a pure tone (or individual component of a complex sound) is not symmetrical, but that it tails off less rapidly towards high frequencies than towards low frequencies. ā David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 553
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim ā David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 553