Sound azimuth selectivity of inferior collicular neurons in juvenile bats, Myotis chinensis

NeuroReport

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1411-1415

  Zhou, Xiaoming ^a   Sun, Xinde ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Azimuth selectivity; Best azimuth; Inferior colliculus; Juvenile bat

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BAT; EVALUATION; GENE FREQUENCY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND DETECTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHIROPTERA; ECHOLOCATION; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NEURONS; REACTION TIME; SOUND;

EID: 33748040404     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000224772.59281.97     Document Type: Article

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