A novel coding mechanism for social vocalizations in the lateral amygdala

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1047-1057

  Gadziola, Marie A ^a,b   Grimsley, Jasmine M S ^a   Shanbhag, Sharad J ^a   Wenstrup, Jeffrey J ^a,b  

^a Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat; Communication calls; Eptesicus fuscus; Persistent firing; Response duration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BAT; CODING; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; LATERAL AMYGDALA; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SOCIAL VOCALIZATION; SPIKE; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; CHIROPTERA; DEXTRANS; ECHOLOCATION; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; REACTION TIME; RHODAMINES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84856798221     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00422.2011     Document Type: Article

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