Differential encoding of rapid changes in sound amplitude by second-order auditory neurons
| Autor: | R D Frisina, Steven C. Chamberlain, Robert L. Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Auditory masking General Neuroscience Loudness Perception Biology Audiology Gerbil Cochlear nucleus Peripheral Chopper medicine.anatomical_structure Pons otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Auditory system Animals Psychoacoustics Gerbillinae Pitch Perception Nucleus Cochlear Nerve |
| Zdroj: | Experimental brain research. 60(2) |
| ISSN: | 0014-4819 |
| Popis: | Single-cell recordings from the anesthetized gerbil revealed that neurons in the ventral cochlear nucleus, the most peripheral nucleus of the central auditory system, differentially encode a functionally relevant acoustic feature--amplitude modulation. Onset units show the strongest phase--locked responses to amplitude-modulated sounds, followed in order by chopper, primarylike-with-notch and primarylike units. All these neurons show enhanced responses relative to auditory-nerve fibers which provide their ascending inputs. This enhancement occurs over a 90 dB range of sound levels. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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