RESPONSES TO TIME-VARYING STIMULI IN RAT AUDITORY-CORTEX

Authors
RICKETTS C MENDELSON JR ANAND B ENGLISH R
Citation
C. Ricketts et al., RESPONSES TO TIME-VARYING STIMULI IN RAT AUDITORY-CORTEX, Hearing research, 123(1-2), 1998, pp. 27-30
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology,Neurosciences
Journal title
Hearing research → ACNP
ISSN journal
03785955
Volume
123
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
27 - 30
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-5955(1998)123:1-2<27:RTTSIR>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Responses to frequency modulated (FM) sweeps were recorded in rat prim ary auditory cortex. Forty-four percent of the cells were direction-se lective. For speed selectivity, the majority of the cells preferred fa ster sweeps. The results suggest that rat auditory cortex may be used for processing communication signals of their predators or for detecti ng spectral changes in acoustic signals. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V . All rights reserved.