Hearing analyzes pitch through both place and timing mechanisms

Evidence

Two distinct models have been proposed to explain the perception of pitch: the place model and the temporal model. These two codes likely work in concert to produce the perception of pitch. For pure tones, the temporal model is likely the strongest for lowfrequency sounds and the place model for high-frequency sounds. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1338 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

The results of the simulation plotted in Fig. 2 evidence that, as in Santurette and Dau ( 2011 ), the predicted pitch values are always related to TE × TSFperiod and never related to TEperiod . This is strongly consistent with the results reported by the authors. The results of the simulation plotted in Fig. 3 are strongly consistent with Oxenham et al. ( 2011 ). Using a plausible refractory period of 2500 Hz, the simulation is able to extract the TE × TSFperiod even if the TSFperiod are too fast to be correctly encoded. The decrease in performances reported in Oxenham et al. ( 2011 ) when increasing the F0 from 1200 Hz to up to 2000 Hz is also simulated. This decrease is probably explained by a decrease in resolvability (less and less interactions between harmonic components) when increasing the F0. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 4638 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The central debate in pitch perception is whether humans are essentially walking Fourier analyzers; Hearing waveform beats proves the ear detects time-domain shape; Frequency-domain analysis mirrors how the human ear processes sound — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 377 (+14 more)

Related

• Pitch may be jointly coded by temporal patterns and their cochlear location (similarity 0.94)
• Hearing waveform beats proves the ear detects time-domain shape (similarity 0.93)
• Only two classical theories, place and temporal, explain pitch tracking. (similarity 0.91)
• Pitch perception is explained by two competing physiological models of the inner ear (similarity 0.91)
• Pitch perception codes operate in parallel and can compensate for each other’s loss (similarity 0.90)
• Perception of changing sound requires simultaneous time and frequency resolution (similarity 0.88)
• Pitch perception involves both spectral and temporal representations of sound (similarity 0.88)
• The ear switches from place to temporal pitch coding when harmonics stop being resolved (similarity 0.88)
• The temporal code mainly handles pitch at low frequencies where pitch is strong (similarity 0.88)
• Pitch perception combines place-based and timing-based neural analysis of complex tones (similarity 0.88)
• Temporal and place theories explain pitch by different neural and mechanical mechanisms. (similarity 0.88)
• Place theory claims pitch is encoded by basilar membrane position (similarity 0.88)
• Pitch is perceptual while frequency is acoustic, and not all sounds have pitch (similarity 0.88)
• Dominant pitch models derive pitch from auditory nerve spike timing. (similarity 0.87)
• Two competing theories explain how the ear tracks pitch (similarity 0.87)

Broader Connections

• Pitch may be jointly coded by temporal patterns and their cochlear location #exemplifies (0.90) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1338
• Pitch perception involves both spectral and temporal representations of sound #expands (0.90) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 4638
• The ear switches from place to temporal pitch coding when harmonics stop being resolved #qualifies (0.85)
• The inner ear decodes pitch by position along a tapered membrane #exemplifies (0.85)
• Pitch perception is encoded by the timing of neural firing in the cochlea #qualifies (0.80) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1655
• Dominant pitch models derive pitch from auditory nerve spike timing. #qualifies (0.75)