The amplitude sensitivity of mouse inferior collicular neurons in the presence of weak noise

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 187-198

  Tang, Jia ^a   Wu, Fei Jian ^a   Wang, Dan ^a   Jen, Philip H S ^b   Chen, Qi Cai ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplitude sensitivity; Bicuculline; GABA mediated inhibition; Inferior colliculus; Mouse; Simultaneous masking; Weak noise

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING; HEARING TEST; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; WEAK NOISE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; NOISE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BICUCULLINE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MICE; NEURONS; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING;

EID: 38449118209     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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