Neural sensitivity to periodicity in the inferior colliculus: Evidence for the role of cochlear distortions

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1295-1311

  McAlpine, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; BASILAR MEMBRANE; BINAURAL HEARING; COCHLEA; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; GUINEA PIG; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MONAURAL HEARING; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; COCHLEA; GUINEA PIGS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NEURONS; PERIODICITY;

EID: 4143131228     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00034.2004     Document Type: Article

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