Both place and temporal codes could underlie pitch, confounding identification of the main code

Evidence

So, if Helmholtz’s model wasn’t correct, what model was? Could a temporal explanation explain the pitch of complex sounds? Over the years, a number of explanations have emerged. Given that both place and temporal codes are present in the auditory system and that both of these codes are present at a single frequency and across frequency (see Figures 6–7 and 6–8), it has been difficult to establish the main code responsible for the perception of pitch of complex sounds. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1285

Categorization

• XREF: This dual-code framing connects to the reader’s interest in hearing-impaired perception — which code is degraded by hearing loss. — connects to: Only two classical theories, place and temporal, explain pitch tracking. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 834