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A silicon model of amplitude modulation detection in the auditory brainstem

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Abstract

Detection of the periodicity of amplitude modulation is a major step in the determination of the pitch of a sound. In this article we will present a silicon model that uses synchronicity of spiking neurons to extract the fundamental frequency of a sound. It is based on the observation that the so called 'Choppers' in the mammalian Cochlear Nucleus synchronize well for certain rates of amplitude modulation, depending on the cell's intrinsic chopping frequency. Our silicon model uses three different circuits, i.e., an artificial cochlea, an Inner Hair Cell circuit, and a spiking neuron circuit.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Neural Information Processing Systems 9 - Proceedings of the 1996 Conference, NIPS 1996
PublisherNeural Information Processing Systems Foundation
Pages741-747
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)0262100657, 9780262100656
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes
Event10th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 1996 - Denver, CO, United States
Duration: 2 Dec 19965 Dec 1996

Publication series

NameAdvances in Neural Information Processing Systems
ISSN (Print)1049-5258

Conference

Conference10th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 1996
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver, CO
Period2/12/965/12/96

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