GABA shapes a systematic map of binaural sensitivity in the auditory cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 517-528

  Razak, Khaleel A ^a,b   Fuzessery, Zoltan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BAT; BINAURAL HEARING; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IONTOPHORESIS; NERVE CELL; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PALLID BAT; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN MAPPING; CHIROPTERA; ECHOLOCATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA-A RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IONTOPHORESIS; NEURONS; NOISE; PYRIDAZINES;

EID: 77954438268     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00294.2010     Document Type: Article

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