Abstract
If Allen is right, and the apparent transmission zero located one-half octave below the best frequency of a nerve fiber is due to the resonance of the tectorial membrane mass on its connecting stiffness, then perhaps an explanation for the half-octave shift in TTS and PTS above the stimulating frequency is available (the tectorial membrane agitation breaks off the hairs). Along the same vein, the typical diplacusis that accompanies a Meniere’s attack can perhaps be explained by the conflicting periodicity pitch cues (unchanged) and place cues (shifted due to the stiffened basilar membrane). The disappearance of diplacusis over time may be an indication of the plasticity of the tonitopic organization of the brain.
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