Binaural interaction in the inferior colliculus of the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus

Hearing Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 100-110

  Lu, Yong ^a,b   Jen, Philip H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurality; Binaural inhibition; Frequency tuning curve; Rate intensity function; Aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE;

ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BAT; BINAURAL HEARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; TUNING CURVE;

EID: 0037333629     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(03)00024-8     Document Type: Article

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