Glossary P
Glossary P
Pinealoma refers to a type of tumor of the pineal body.
Pink collar that which pertains to the type of jobs, like telephone operator or secretary, traditionally held by women.
Pinkerton Agency refers to a national detective agency which protected presidents and investigated counterfeiting
Piriform cortex (PC) refers to an area under the temporal lobe that receives signals from glomeruli in the olfactory bulb.
Piriform cortex (PC) is also called the Primary Olfactory Cortex.
Deutsch: Tonhöhe / Español: Tono / Português: Tom / Français: Hauteur / Italiano: Tonalità /
Pitch is defined as the highness or Lowness of a sound, as determined by the frequency of sound waves. Likewise, Pitch refers to the quality of sound, ranging from low to high, that is most closely associated with the frequency of a tone.
Pitch neurons refer to Neurons that respond to stimuli associated with a specific Pitch. These neurons fire to the Pitch of a complex tone even if the first harmonic or other harmonics of the tone are not present.