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A temporal uncertainty, or jitter, of less than 200 nsec in the intervals of an auditory pulse train significantly raises the interval (pitch) discrimination threshold. The results suggest a preneural, i.e., cochlear, analysis for high frequency auditory pulse trains.
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1. This research was supported by Grant GB 2894 of the National Sciences Foundation. The computer program was written by Mr. Peter Headly. Interface equipment was designed by Mr. Eugene Maas. Data processing was performed by Mr. Wen Chao Hsieh and Mrs. Diane Ray was responsible for scheduling the experimental tests.
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Pollack, I. Effect upon auditory interval discrimination by perturbations in the nanosecond region. Psychon Sci 11, 189–190 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327649
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