Cochlear resonance and tonotopic pitch mapping were theorized as early as 1683

Evidence

The idea that hearing is based on sympathetic resonance goes back at least to Aristotle, around 350 BCE. Two lyres do not have to be of the same size in order for one to excite the other: they only have to be tuned to the same frequency. For weakly coupled bodies like two lyres, high-Q resonances are necessary, which in effect buys the receiving lyre time to store the energy that is slowly arriving from the sender (because of the weak coupling). — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 1976 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sympathetic resonance theory of hearing dates to Aristotle about 350 BCE — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 1976; Tonotopic frequency ordering persists from cochlea to auditory cortex; Each new cochlear structure discovered was cast as the resonant sound receiver

Related

• Sympathetic resonance theory of hearing dates to Aristotle about 350 BCE (similarity 0.91)
• Tonotopic frequency ordering persists from cochlea to auditory cortex (similarity 0.82)
• Each new cochlear structure discovered was cast as the resonant sound receiver (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Sympathetic resonance theory of hearing dates to Aristotle about 350 BCE #corroborates (0.85) — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 1976
• Tonotopic frequency ordering persists from cochlea to auditory cortex #expands (0.85)
• Each new cochlear structure discovered was cast as the resonant sound receiver #expands (0.82)