Representation of accurate temporal information in the electrosensory system of the African electric fish, Gymnarchus niloticus

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1761-1768

  Guo, Yuan Xing ^a   Kawasaki, Masashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; binaural comparison; convergent evolution; electric fish; jamming avoidance response; phase; phase comparison; phase locked neurons; vector strength

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BINAURAL HEARING; ELECTRIC FISH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND DETECTION; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0031054887     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-05-01761.1997     Document Type: Article

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