Abstract
Frequency tuning and phase-locking are two fundamental properties generated in the cochlea, enabling but also limiting the coding of sounds by the auditory nerve (AN). In humans, these limits are unknown, but high resolution has been postulated for both properties. Electrophysiological recordings from the AN of normal-hearing volunteers indicate that human frequency tuning, but not phase-locking, exceeds the resolution observed in animal models.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acoustic Stimulation / methods
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Adult
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Animals
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Cochlea / physiology*
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Cochlear Nerve / physiology*
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Female
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Healthy Volunteers
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Hearing / physiology
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Humans
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Macaca mulatta
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Male
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Sound
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Young Adult
Grants and funding
Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds (grant number OT-14-118). Received by Philip Joris. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.