Frequency-dependent interaural delays in the medial superior olive: Implications for interaural cochlear delays

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1985-1999

  Day, Mitchell L ^a   Semple, Malcolm N ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gerbil; Interaural time delay; Interaural time difference; Sound localization; Superior olivary complex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT DELAY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GERBIL; INTERAURAL TIME DISCRIMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; COCHLEA; CUES; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; MALE; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; SOUND LOCALIZATION; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 80054042192     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00131.2011     Document Type: Article

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