Single-unit responses in the inferior colliculus of decerebrate cats: II. Sensitivity to interaural level differences

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 164-175

  Davis, Kevin A ^a   Ramachandran, Ramnarayan ^a   May, Bradford J ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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BICUCULLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CLASSIFICATION; DECEREBRATION; FACILITATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY;

EID: 0032788894     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.164     Document Type: Article

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