Cortical inhibition reduces information redundancy at presentation of communication sounds in the primary auditory cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 10713-10728

  Gaucher, Quentin ^a,b   Huetz, Chloé ^a,b   Gourévitch, Boris ^a,b   Edeline, Jean Marc ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; SACLOFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN CELL; CRANIOTOMY; ELECTRODE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SPIKE WAVE; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; VOCALIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BACLOFEN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHINIC ACIDS; PROPANOLAMINES; PYRIDAZINES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84879285012     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0079-13.2013     Document Type: Article

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