Two crossed axonal projections contribute to binaural unmasking of frequency-following responses in rat inferior colliculus

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1779-1789

  Du, Yi ^a   Ma, Tianfang ^a   Wang, Qian ^a   Wu, Xihong ^a   Li, Liang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Binaural unmasking; Dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus; Frequency following response; Inferior colliculus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; BINAURAL HEARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FREQUENCY FOLLOWING RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AXONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HEARING; HUMANS; INFERIOR COLLICULI; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 70350759833     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06947.x     Document Type: Article

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