Work

Rabbits use both spectral and temporal cues to discriminate the fundamental frequency of harmonic complexes with missing fundamentals

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Understanding the neural mechanisms of pitch perception requires experiments in animal models, but little is known about pitch perception by animals. Here we show that rabbits, a popular animal in auditory neuroscience, can discriminate complex sounds differing in pitch using either spectral cues or temporal cues. The results suggest that the role of spectral cues in pitch perception by animals may have been underestimated by predominantly testing low frequencies in the range of human voice.

Source: Journal of Neurophysiology

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00366.2021

Authors: Joseph D. Wagner, Alice Gelman, Kenneth E. Hancock, Yoojin Chung, Bertrand Delgutte

Institutions: Boston University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Neuroscience and Music Perception

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Awards: G2512959344, Core Support for Hearing Research - "NIDCD" Research Core Center P30, Auditory neural coding of speech