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On the Limit of Neural Phase Locking to Fine Structure in Humans

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The frequency extent over which temporal fine structure is available in the human auditory system has recently become a topic of much discussion. It is common, in both the physiological and psychophysical literature, to encounter the assumption that fine structure is available to humans up to about 5 kHz or even higher. We argue from existing physiological, anatomical, and behavioral data in animals, combined with behavioral and anatomical data in humans, that it is unlikely that the human central nervous system has access to fine structure above a few kHz.

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The authors are supported by the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (G.0714.09 and G.0961.11) and Research Fund K. U. Leuven (OT/09/50).

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  1. Laboratory of Auditory Neurophysiology, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49 bus 1021, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium

    Philip X. Joris & Eric Verschooten

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  1. Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Brian C. J. Moore

  2. Physiology Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Roy D. Patterson

  3. Physiology Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Ian M. Winter

  4. MRC-Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, MRC-Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Robert P. Carlyon

  5. MRC-Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, MRC-Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Hedwig E Gockel

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Joris, P.X., Verschooten, E. (2013). On the Limit of Neural Phase Locking to Fine Structure in Humans. In: Moore, B., Patterson, R., Winter, I., Carlyon, R., Gockel, H. (eds) Basic Aspects of Hearing. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 787. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1590-9_12

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