We've got 0 shorthands for tonotopy »
Acronyms that contain the term tonotopy
What does tonotopy mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: tonotopy.
We couldn't find any results for your search.
Couldn't find the right meaning of tonotopy?
Maybe you were looking for one of these abbreviations:
TONEW, TONI, TONIC, TONL, TONO, TONS, TONTO, TONU, TONY, TONYSS
... or use our Power Search technology to look
for more unique definitions from across the web!
Search the web
What does tonotopy mean?
- Tonotopy
- In physiology, tonotopy (from Greek tono = frequency and topos = place) is the spatial arrangement of where sounds of different frequency are processed in the brain. Tones close to each other in terms of frequency are represented in topologically neighbouring regions in the brain. Tonotopic maps are a particular case of topographic organization, similar to retinotopy in the visual system. Tonotopy in the auditory system begins at the cochlea, the small snail-like structure in the inner ear that sends information about sound to the brain. Different regions of the basilar membrane in the organ of Corti, the sound-sensitive portion of the cochlea, vibrate at different sinusoidal frequencies due to variations in thickness and width along the length of the membrane. Nerves that transmit information from different regions of the basilar membrane therefore encode frequency tonotopically. This tonotopy then projects through the vestibulocochlear nerve and associated midbrain structures to the primary auditory cortex via the auditory radiation pathway. Throughout this radiation, organization is linear with relation to placement on the organ of Corti, in accordance to the best frequency response (that is, the frequency at which that neuron is most sensitive) of each neuron. However, binaural fusion in the superior olivary complex onward adds significant amounts of information encoded in the signal strength of each ganglion. Thus, the number of tonotopic maps varies between species and the degree of binaural synthesis and separation of sound intensities; in humans, six tonotopic maps have been identified in the primary auditory cortex.
Citation
Use the citation options below to add these abbreviations to your bibliography.
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"tonotopy." Abbreviations.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Jun 2024. <https://www.abbreviations.com/tonotopy>.
Discuss these tonotopy abbreviations with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In