What does the perceived pitch of an auditory stimulus depend on?
A) The place on the basilar membrane that is maximally deformed by the auditory stimulus is responsible for high-frequency sounds.
B) The frequency of impulses in the auditory nerve that is generated by the auditory stimulus is responsible for low-frequency sounds.
C) It depends on the amount of deformation of the cochlea itself.
D) Both a and b.

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The perceived pitch of an auditory stimulus depends on both the specific place along the basilar membrane that is maximally deformed by high-frequency sounds (place theory) and the frequency of impulses in the auditory nerve generated by low-frequency sounds (frequency theory).

What Does the Perceived Pitch of an Auditory Stimulus Depend