Spectral-edge sensitivity of primary auditory cortex neurons in alert cats

Brain Research

Volumn 1014, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Qin, Ling ^a   Sakai, Masashi ^a   Chimoto, Sohei ^a   Sato, Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auditory physiology; Auditory systems: Central physiology; Complex tone; Cortical neuron; Edge pitch; Sensory systems; Spectral analysis; Sustained response

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; ALERTNESS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CAT; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY; EXCITATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUND; SOUND INTENSITY;

ANIMALS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CATS; CUES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; NEURONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 2942705694     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.03.072     Document Type: Article

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