Coactivation of different neurons within an isofrequency lamina of the inferior colliculus elicits enhanced auditory cortical activation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1199-1210

  Calixto, Roger ^a   Lenarz, Minoo ^a   Neuheiser, Anke ^a   Scheper, Verena ^a   Lenarz, Thomas ^a   Lim, Hubert H ^a,b,c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Auditory thalamus; Cochlear implant; Deep brain stimulation; Enhancement; Neural prosthesis; Temporal integration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY MIDBRAIN IMPLANT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NUCLEUS (AMYGDALA); FREQUENCY MODULATION; IMPLANT; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GUINEA PIGS; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MALE; NEURONS;

EID: 84865094470     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00111.2012     Document Type: Article

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