Representations of the temporal envelope of sounds in human auditory cortex: Can the results from invasive intracortical “depth” electrode recordings be replicated using non-invasive MEG “virtual electrodes”?

► Phase-locked activity encodes the temporal envelopes of sounds. ► Temporal envelopes are also encoded by power patterns in the “high gamma” band. ► Temporal envelope encoding investigated using non-invasive MEG “virtual electrodes” ► Virtual electrodes reconstruct phase-locked responses to temporal envelopes. ► Virtual electrodes are less successful in reconstructing “high gamma” power patterns.