Neurons in the inferior colliculus of the big brown bat show maximal amplitude sensitivity at the best duration

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 258-268

  Wu, Chung Hsin ^a   Jen, Philip H S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amplitude and duration sensitivity; Bat; Echolocation; Inferior colliculus; Rate amplitude function

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; COLOR; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; COLOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MALE; NEURONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 46649091981     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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