The effects of aging in the medial geniculate nucleus: A comparison with the inferior colliculus and auditory cortex

Hearing Research

Volumn 191, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 21-33

  Mendelson, J R ^a   Lui, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

AI, primary auditory cortex; AM, amplitude modulated; Ca2+, calcium protein; CCAC, Canadian Council for Animal Care; CF, characteristic frequency; DS, index of direction selectivity; FM, frequency modulated; GABA, aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; GENICULATE BODIES; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 1942517934     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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