Encoding of amplitude modulations by auditory neurons of the locust: Influence of modulation frequency, rise time, and modulation depth

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-74

  Wohlgemuth, Sandra ^a,c   Vogel, Astrid ^a   Ronacher, Bernhard ^a,b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BERNSTEIN CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Modulation transfer functions; Stimulus rise time; Temporal resolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650781512     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-010-0587-4     Document Type: Article

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