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Because action potentials are elicited by unidirectional movements of the basilar membrane (Davis et al., 1950), discharges “phase-lock”, that is, they occur within a well defined time window relative to a single cycle of a sinusoid.
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Russell, I., Palmer, A. (1986). Filtering Due to the Inner Hair-Cell Membrane Properties and its Relation to the Phase-Locking Limit in Cochlear Nerve Fibres. In: Moore, B.C.J., Patterson, R.D. (eds) Auditory Frequency Selectivity. Nato ASI Series, vol 119. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2247-4_23
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