Timing of cochlear responses inferred from frequency-threshold tuning curves of auditory-nerve fibers

Andrei N. Temchin, Alberto Recio-Spinoso, Mario A. Ruggero*

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Abstract

Links between frequency tuning and timing were explored in the responses to sound of auditory-nerve fibers. Synthetic transfer functions were constructed by combining filter functions, derived via minimum-phase computations from average frequency-threshold tuning curves of chinchilla auditory-nerve fibers with high spontaneous activity (Temchin et al., 2008), and signal-front delays specified by the latencies of basilar-membrane and auditory-nerve fiber responses to intense clicks (Temchin et al., 2005). The transfer functions predict several features of the phase-frequency curves of cochlear responses to tones, including their shape transitions in the regions with characteristic frequencies of 1 kHz and 3-4 kHz (Temchin and Ruggero, 2010). The transfer functions also predict the shapes of cochlear impulse responses, including the polarities of their frequency sweeps and their transition at characteristic frequencies around 1 kHz. Predictions are especially accurate for characteristic frequencies <1 kHz.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)178-186
Number of pages9
JournalHearing research
Volume272
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Sensory Systems

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