A Neuroethological Theory of the Operation of the Inferior Colliculus

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 311-336

  Casseday, J H ^a,b   Covey, E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory filters; Echolocation; Inferior colliculus; Neuroethology; Sensory motor

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ETHOLOGY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ETHOLOGY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROSCIENCES;

EID: 0029692051     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113249     Document Type: Article

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