Level dependence of spatial processing in the primate auditory cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 810-826

  Zhou, Yi ^a   Wang, Xiaoqin ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Marmoset; Single neuron; Sound localization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALLITHRIX; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SOUND; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CALLITHRIX; FEMALE; MALE; SOUND LOCALIZATION;

EID: 84865628468     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00500.2011     Document Type: Article

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