Only two classical theories, place and temporal, explain pitch tracking.

Evidence

Two basic theories of pitch perception have been proposed to explain how the human hearing system is able to locate and track changes in the f0 of an input sound: the “place” theory and the “temporal” theory. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 834

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the place vs. temporal dichotomy that organizes pitch-perception theory.
• XREF: connects to: Place and timing theories fail to explain some complex pitch perception phenomena — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 907; Temporal and place theories explain pitch by different neural and mechanical mechanisms. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 892; Two competing theories explain how the ear tracks pitch — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 830 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Hearing analyzes pitch through both place and timing mechanisms #corroborates (0.90)
• Two competing theories explain how the ear tracks pitch #corroborates (0.85) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 830
• Pitch may be jointly coded by temporal patterns and their cochlear location #expands (0.85) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1338
• Place and timing theories fail to explain some complex pitch perception phenomena #qualifies (0.80) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 907
• Temporal and place theories explain pitch by different neural and mechanical mechanisms. #expands (0.80) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 892
• Place and temporal codes each offer distinct neural mechanisms for extracting pitch #expands (0.80) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1343
• Both place and temporal codes could underlie pitch, confounding identification of the main code #expands (0.80) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1285
• Place theory claims pitch is encoded by basilar membrane position #expands (0.80)
• Place theory cannot explain pitch for sounds composed only of components below 50 Hz #exemplifies (0.75) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 904
• Place theory cannot account for level-independent pitch, so other mechanisms must operate #exemplifies (0.75)
• Place theory cannot fully explain how pitch is extracted from components #qualifies (0.75) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 875