kuulmiskae
Kuulmiskae is a term used in Estonian-language cognitive science and philosophy of mind to describe a conceptual chain of auditory information processing. It is primarily a model rather than a fixed anatomical structure, intended to facilitate discussion of how sounds are transformed and transmitted from the ear to higher-level processing in the brain.
Definition and scope: In various accounts, kuulmiskae denotes the sequence from peripheral reception by the outer
Origins and usage: The term appears in Estonian-language literature from the late 20th century onward, frequently
Relation to other concepts: Kuulmiskae overlaps with discussions of the auditory pathway, neural coding of sound,
Criticism and status: Critics argue that as a model it can obscure the complexity and distributed nature
See also: Auditory pathway, auditory cortex, neural processing, auditory system, language perception.