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The human ear resolves interclick intervals down to millisecond precision

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Is it true that the human ear resolves interclick intervals down to millisecond precision?

Yes. The human ear and auditory cortex preserve temporal fine structure and phase-locking capabilities at millisecond and sub-millisecond precision, as evidenced by human electrophysiology tracking rapid click trains.

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The analysis

The claim concerns the temporal resolution of the human ear for interclick intervals down to millisecond precision. Paper [2] shows human intracranial recordings demonstrating phase-locked frequency-following responses up to 200 Hz (a 5 ms period, and up to millisecond intervals). Paper [5] reviews sensory temporal processing, highlighting that short encoding timescales from milliseconds to tens of milliseconds support sensory perception. The remaining papers are either about spatial hearing, visual processing, clinical populations, or swimming expertise and do not contradict the physiological capability of the ear/auditory system to resolve millisecond-level intervals. Thus, the claim is well supported.

Evidence for · 2
Coding of repetitive transients by auditory cortex on posterolateral superior temporal gyrus in humans: an intracranial electrophysiology study.
2013
Demonstrates frequency-following responses in the human auditory cortex up to 200 Hz, reflecting millisecond-level temporal representation of acoustic click rates.
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KV, N., JF, B., RA, R., CK, K., H, O., H, K., RL, J., & 3rd, H. M. (2013). Coding of repetitive transients by auditory cortex on posterolateral superior temporal gyrus in humans: an intracranial electrophysiology study.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00718.2012

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Contribution of spike timing to the neural code: from fast to slow timescales.
2026
Reviews physiological timescales and notes that short encoding timescales from milliseconds to tens of milliseconds are used for sensory information encoding and perception.
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S, P., NM, E., & M, C. (2026). Contribution of spike timing to the neural code: from fast to slow timescales.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-026-01042-8

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