Transformation of binaural response properties in the ascending auditory pathway: Influence of time-varying interaural phase disparity

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3062-3076

  Spitzer, Matthew W ^a   Semple, Malcolm N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BINAURAL HEARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GERBIL; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032447149     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.6.3062     Document Type: Article

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