Generation of intensity selectivity by differential synaptic tuning: Fast-saturating excitation but slow-saturating inhibition

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 50, 2012, Pages 18068-18078

  Zhou, Mu ^a   Tao, Huizhong W ^a   Zhang, Li I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; DORSAL COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; FEMALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84870977530     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3647-12.2012     Document Type: Article

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