Cross-neuron firing-rate uniformity distinguishes pitch codes from unrelated low activity
Evidence
One may wonder what distinguishes the low firing rate of an entracking neuron to a low frequency component vs. the low firing rate to a component above the entracking limit. The key would again be in the uniform firing rate, with low variability, across neurons in the case of a low frequency component. Above the entracking limit, firing rate is no longer clamped to the value dictated by the dominant ISI of a neuron’s inputs and will vary across neurons. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 4494 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Pitch can be coded by neuron firing rate matching the repetition frequency; Entracking codes low-frequency pitch through uniform firing across neurons while high-frequency firing varies — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 4520; Neural pitch coding produces a butte of equal-rate activity centered on the stimulus frequency (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Uniform cross-neuron firing rate distinguishes true entracking from mere low rate
#corroborates(0.95) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 4494 - Neural pitch coding produces a butte of equal-rate activity centered on the stimulus frequency
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