Volley principle

1. What does the volley principle explain?
2. Why is the volley principle important?
3. What is the volley principle AP Psych?
4. What is another name for the volley theory?

What does the volley principle explain?

the principle that individual fibers in an auditory nerve respond to one or another stimulus in a rapid succession of rhythmic sound stimuli, whereas other fibers in the nerve respond to the second, third, or nth stimulus.

Why is the volley principle important?

Volley Principle: The volley principle reconciles the fact that the cochlear microphonic mimics the sound pressure waves with the implausibility of the temporal code. Wever suggested that while one neuron alone could not carry the temporal code for a 20,000 Hz tone, 20 neurons with staggered firing rates could.

What is the volley principle AP Psych?

Volley Principle. The principle that relates the experience of pitch to the alternating firing of groups of neurons along the basilar membrane. Conduction Deafness. A form of deafness, usually involving damage to the middle ear, in which there is a loss of conduction of sound vibrations through the ear. Taste Cells.

What is another name for the volley theory?

Also called the platoon-volley theory. Compare frequency theory, place theory.