Comments on: “A Model for mechanical to neural transduction in the auditory Receptor” (Schroeder and Hall)

Abstract

Schroeder and Hall’s model gives an elegant and easily visualizable description of adaption of the auditory receptor cell. However, other features of the model, including mathematical analysis of the transfer properties of the model, have received considerable attention in the literature (Siebert and Gray, 1963; Siebert, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972; Duifhuis, 1971, 1972). In particular Siebert’s 1972 paper proposes a rate function identical to the one following from the present model (including saturation). The models taking account of synchronization are using non-homogeneous Poisson processes. Even after discretization of time this term appears adequate as long as the bin-width is small enough to allow no more than one spike per time-bin (before averaging).