If a person hears a tone of 3000 Hz,three groups of neurons take turns sending the message to the brain-the first group for the first 1000 Hz,the second group for the next 1000 Hz,and a third for the next 1000 Hz.This principle is known as the ______________.
A)place theory
B)volley principle
C)frequency theory
D)rotational theory

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The principle described here is known as the volley principle. This principle suggests that groups of neurons take turns firing in order to encode the frequency of high-pitched sounds above 1000 Hz. This allows groups of neurons to work together to encode sound information that is beyond the capacity of any single neuron to process. Place theory is associated with how we locate sounds based on the location of where they occur on the basilar membrane in the inner ear, and frequency theory is associated with how the rate of firing of individual neurons corresponds to the frequency of a sound stimulus. Rotational theory is not a known principle in auditory perception.

If a Person Hears a Tone of 3000 Hz,three Groups