Patterns of convergence in the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus of the Mongolian gerbil: Organization of inputs from the superior olivary complex in the low frequency representation

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn , Issue FEBRUARY 2013, 2013, Pages

  Cant, Nell Beatty ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory pathways; Binaural; Hearing; Neuroanatomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT TRACING; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 84873727485     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2013.00029     Document Type: Article

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