Neural codes in the thalamocortical auditory system: From artificial stimuli to communication sounds

Hearing Research

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 147-158

  Huetz, Chloé ^a   Gourévitch, Boris ^a   Edeline, Jean Marc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; FRONTAL LOBE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NERVE CELL CODE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND; SPIKE; SURVIVAL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; SONGBIRDS; THALAMUS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 78651094138     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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