The lateral superior olive: A functional role in sound source localization

Neuroscientist

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-143

  Tollin, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaural hearing; Interaural level difference; Lateral superior olive; Medial nucleus of the trapezoid body; Sound localization; Superior olivary complex

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; CUES; EAR; HUMANS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; SOUND LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0037378904     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858403252228     Document Type: Review

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