In vitro analysis of optimal stimuli for phase-locking and time-delayed modulation of firing in avian nucleus laminaris neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 993-1007

  Reyes, A D ^a,c   Rubel, E W ^a   Spain, W J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

coincidence detection; dynamic clamp; nucleus laminaris; nucleus magnocellularis; outward rectification; phase locking; sound localization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BINAURAL HEARING; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SOUND DETECTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS INTRALAMINAR NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029875901     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-03-00993.1996     Document Type: Article

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