Wide-dynamic-range forward suppression in marmoset inferior colliculus neurons is generated centrally and accounts for perceptual masking

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2553-2562

  Nelson, Paul C ^a,b   Smith, Zachary M ^a   Young, Eric D ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine   (United States)

^b 505 Traylor Research Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Context dependence; Inferior colliculus; Marmoset; Masking; Suppression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MARMOSET; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND PRESSURE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CALLITHRIX; INFERIOR COLLICULI; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 61449122023     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5359-08.2009     Document Type: Article

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