Enhanced representation of spectral contrasts in the primary auditory cortex

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MAY, 2013, Pages

  Catz, Nicolas ^a   Noreña, Arnaud J ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN CELL; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX; RECEPTIVE FIELD; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 85172035849     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2013.00021     Document Type: Article

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