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Some features of sensing by human cochlear neurons of the infrasound vibrations generated by a change in frequency and volume of the audible range are discussed. It has been shown that auditory neurons respond to a volume envelope that selects corresponding infrasonic frequencies for their further processing. This mechanism is possible if the ear operates nonlinearly performing detection with further time averaging of no less than over 40–50 ms. If the frequency of the sound code coincides with any rhythm of the brain, resonance may occur, increasing the amplitude of the corresponding rhythm.
Received: 2013 September 4
Approved: 2014 May 23
PACS:
43.80.Gx Mechanisms of action of acoustic energy on biological systems: physical processes, sites of action
43.80.Jz Use of acoustic energy
87.50.Kk Sound and ultrasound
87.19.Dd Information processing in vision and hearing
43.80.Jz Use of acoustic energy
87.50.Kk Sound and ultrasound
87.19.Dd Information processing in vision and hearing
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Authors
V.A. Gordienko$^1$, T.V. Gordienko$^1$, S.S. Zadorozhnyi$^1$, S.A. Isaychev$^2$, A.V. Uchaev$^2$, M.A. Amosov$^1$
$^1$Department of Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
$^2$Department of Psychology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 125009, Russia
$^1$Department of Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
$^2$Department of Psychology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 125009, Russia