Neural representations of the axis of acoustic particle motion in nucleus centralis of the torus semicircularis of the goldfish, Carassius auratus

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 301-313

  Ma, W L ^a   Fay, R ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional hearing; Fish neurophysiology; Hearing; Midbrain; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GOLDFISH; HEARING; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MESENCEPHALON; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; GOLDFISH; MESENCEPHALON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS;

EID: 0036591204     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-002-0304-z     Document Type: Article

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