Modulation of level response areas and stimulus selectivity of neurons in cat primary auditory cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2263-2274

  Zhang, Jiping ^a,b   Nakamoto, Kyle T ^a   Kitzes, Leonard M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BINAURAL HEARING; BRAIN CELL; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND INTENSITY; SPEECH; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CATS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING; NEURONS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 24944488792     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01207.2004     Document Type: Article

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