place coding

place coding

frequency coding as determined by the activation of the organ of Corti from the base to the apex of the cochlea in a gradation with higher frequencies transmitted from the base and lower frequencies from the apex.

place cod·ing

(plas kōd'ing) Frequency coding as determined by the activation of the spiral organ (organ of Corti) from the base to the apex of the cochlea in a gradation with higher frequencies transmitted from near the base and lower frequencies from near the apex.