DSCF neurons within the primary auditory cortex of the mustached bat process frequency modulations present within social calls

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3285-3304

  Washington, Stuart D ^a   Kanwal, Jagmeet S ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOLOCATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; CHIROPTERA; ECHOLOCATION; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 57449101897     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90442.2008     Document Type: Article

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