Some auditory nerves fire in synchrony at a particular point in the period of a sound wave, which is called

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Phase locking refers to the phenomenon where certain auditory nerve fibers fire at a specific point in the period of a sound wave, effectively locking onto a particular phase of the wave. This allows the auditory system to encode the frequency of the sound wave by the timing of nerve impulses.

Some Auditory Nerves Fire in Synchrony at a Particular Point