Temporal fine structure is vital yet not perceived as a temporal event

Evidence

The rapid variations are very important for auditory perception, but we do not typically perceive them as temporal events, like we do the envelope. Thus, the perception of temporal fine structure is usually not treated as an aspect of temporal processing. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 930

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies that temporal fine structure, despite its importance, is excluded from temporal processing because it is not perceived as a temporal event.