Azimuth-dependent recovery cycle affects directional selectivity of bat inferior collicular neurons determined with sound pulses within a pulse train

Brain Research

Volumn 1019, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 281-288

  Zhou, Xiaoming ^a   Jen, Philip H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

angular range; AR; Auditory systems: central physiology; BA; Bat; best angle; best frequency; BF; Directional selectivity; IC; inferior colliculus; Inferior colliculus; Inter pulse interval; minimum threshold; MT; nAR; Recovery cycle; Sensory systems

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BAT; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NEURONS;

EID: 4043118249     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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