The auditory cortex of the house mouse: Left-right differences, tonotopic organization and quantitative analysis of frequency representation

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 559-571

  Stiebler, I ^a   Neulist, R ^b   Fichtel, I ^b   Ehret, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Frequency representation; Hemisphere difference; Mouse; Tonotopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEARING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING; MICE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031445273     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050140     Document Type: Article

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