Response of inferior colliculus neurons to electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in neonatally deafened cats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1363-1380

  Shepherd, Robert K ^a,b   Baxi, Jagir H ^a   Hardie, Natalie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Dept of Otolaryngology ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CAT; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HAIR CELL; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY;

EID: 0032860318     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.3.1363     Document Type: Article

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