Biologically relevant sounds such as speech, animal vocalizations and music have
distinguishing temporal features that are utilized for effective auditory perception. Common …

The cerebral representation of the temporal envelope of sounds was studied in five normal-
hearing subjects using functional magnetic resonance imaging. The stimuli were white …

Joris, PX, CE Schreiner, and A. Rees. Neural Processing of Amplitude-Modulated Sounds.
Physiol Rev 84: 541–577, 2004; 10.1152/physrev. 00029.2003.—Amplitude modulation …

Many mammals, including humans, are exquisitely sensitive to tiny time differences between
sounds at the two ears. These interaural time differences are an important source of …

Auditory neurons are selective for temporal sound information that is important for rhythm,
pitch, and timbre perception. Traditional models assume that periodicity information is …

How the cerebral cortex encodes auditory features of biologically important sounds,
including speech and music, is one of the most important questions in auditory …

A listener's perception of the world of sound is but an abstraction of physical reality. It is
determined initially by the linear acoustic transformation performed by the head, pinnae and …

Speech and other natural vocalizations are characterized by large modulations in their
sound envelope. The timing of these modulations contains critical information for …

Modulations of amplitude and frequency are common features of natural sounds, and are
prominent in behaviorally important communication sounds. The mammalian auditory cortex …

In contrast to the visual system, the auditory system has longer subcortical pathways and
more spiking synapses between the peripheral receptors and the cortex. This unique …