Motion processing in the auditory cortex of the rufous horseshoe bat: Role of GABAergic inhibition

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1687-1701

  Firzlaff, U ^a   Schuller, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apparent auditory motion; Bicuculline; Microchiroptera; Microiontophoresis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BAT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROIONTOPHORESIS; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RHINOLOPHUS ROUXI;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; BICUCULLINE; CHIROPTERA; ECHOLOCATION; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035784398     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01797.x     Document Type: Article

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