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Neural encoding of sound
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<p>The neural encoding of sound is the representation of <a href="/facts/Hearing_(sense)/EPYrVkSx">auditory</a> <a href="/facts/Sensation_(psychology)/n9kYQ3rf">sensation</a> and <a href="/facts/Perception/xLK0n2q4">perception</a> in the <a href="/facts/Nervous_system/CDxRKU2U">nervous system</a>. The complexities of contemporary <a href="/facts/Neuroscience/o5RV8Cas">neuroscience</a> are continually redefined. Thus what is known of the auditory system has been continually changing. The encoding of sounds includes the transduction of sound waves into electrical impulses (<a href="/facts/Action_potential/Sz8yCRqx">action potentials</a>) along <a href="/facts/Auditory_nerve/KBVhJMnL">auditory nerve</a> fibers, and further processing in the brain. </p>