Input from the median nucleus of trapezoid body to an interaural level detector

Hearing Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 211-224

  Tsuchitani, Chiyeko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaural processing; Cat; Computational neural model; Interaural level detector; Lateral superior olive; Medial nucleus of the trapezoid body; Superior olivary complex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINAURAL HEARING; BRAIN STEM; CAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; TRAPEZOID BODY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CATS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; NERVE NET; NEURONS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031081886     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(96)00212-2     Document Type: Article

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