Bendor and Wang (2005), when presenting a complex tone with a 182 Hz fundamental frequency to a marmoset, found a neuron that responded to a 182-Hz tone when presented alone but not when any of the harmonics were presented alone. The neuron that responded just to 182-Hz tone is an example of a(n) _____ neuron.
A) plasticity
B) amplitude
C) pitch
D) spectral

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The neuron that responds specifically to the 182-Hz tone but not any of its harmonics is an example of a pitch neuron. Pitch neurons are responsible for encoding information about the specific frequency or pitch of a sound stimulus.

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