Noise improves transfer of near-threshold, phase-locked activity of the cochlear nerve: Evidence for stochastic resonance?

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

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 577-584

  Henry, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear nerve; Gerbil; Noise; Phase locking; Stochastic resonance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR NERVE; CYTOLOGY; GERBIL; NERVE CELL; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR NERVE; GERBILLINAE; NEURONS; NOISE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0033150156     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050357     Document Type: Article

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