Timing of cochlear feedback: Spatial and temporal representation of a tone across the basilar membrane

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 642-648

  Nilsen, K E ^a   Russell, I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; INTERFEROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; FEEDBACK; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR CELLS; INTERFEROMETRY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; REACTION TIME; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033362346     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/10197     Document Type: Article

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