Temporal Integration of Sound Pressure Determines Thresholds of Auditory-Nerve Fibers
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Temporal integration of sound pressure determines thresholds of auditory-nerve fibers.
Current propositions of the quantity of sound driving the central auditory system, specifically around threshold, are diverse and at variance with one another. They include sound pressure, sound power, or intensity, which are proportional to the square of pressure, and energy, i.e., the integral of sound power over time. Here we show that the relevant sound quantity and the nature of the thresh...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-18-07404.2001