A map of periodicity orthogonal to frequency representation in the cat auditory cortex

Harmonic sounds, such as voiced speech sounds and many animal communication signals, are characterized by a pitch related to the periodicity of their envelopes. While frequency information is extracted by mechanical filtering of the cochlea, periodicity information is analyzed by temporal filter mec...

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Main Authors: Gerald Langner, Hubert R Dinse, Ben Godde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2009-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.07.027.2009/full