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Regularity of Spike Trains and Harmony Perception in a Model of the Auditory System

Alexander A. DubkovBernardo SpagnoloYu. V. Ushakov

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Markov processeSpeech recognitionAcousticsSpike trainmedia_common.quotation_subjectModels NeurologicalGeneral Physics and AstronomyMarkov processNatural numberSignalSettore FIS/03 - Fisica Della Materiasymbols.namesakeDiscrimination PsychologicalHearingInterneuronsPerceptionmedicineAuditory systemMathematicsmedia_commonFluctuation phenomena random processes noise and Brownian motionQuantitative Biology::Neurons and CognitionSensor auditory systemBrainmedicine.anatomical_structuresymbolsInformation and communication theorySpike (software development)Train

description

Spike train regularity of the noisy neural auditory system model under the influence of two sinusoidal signals with different frequencies is investigated. For the increasing ratio m/n of the input signal frequencies (m, n are natural numbers) the linear growth of the regularity is found at the fixed difference (m - n). It is shown that the spike train regularity in the model is high for harmonious chords of input tones and low for dissonant ones.

https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.107.108103