The effect of sound direction on frequency tuning in mouse inferior collicular neurons

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Cain, David ^a   Jen, Philip H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency tuning; Inferior colliculus; Mouse; Q n value

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HEARING; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUND DETECTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MICE; NEURONS; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; SOUND LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033620258     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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