Neural Mechanisms for Spectral Analysis in the Auditory Midbrain, Thalamus, and Cortex

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2005, Pages 207-252

  Escabí, Monty A ^a   Read, Heather L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; THALAMUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MESENCEPHALON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THALAMUS;

EID: 33645738309     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(05)70007-6     Document Type: Review

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