Spatial-tuning properties of auditory neurons in the optic tectum of the pigeon

Brain Research

Volumn 790, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 339-342

  Lewald, Jörg ^a   Dörrscheidt, Gerd Joachim ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory visual integration; Optic rectum; Pigeon; Sound localization; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND DETECTION; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0344588914     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00177-2     Document Type: Article

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