1. Amplitude modulation (AM) is a pervasive property of acoustic communication systems. In
the present study we investigate neural temporal mechanisms in the auditory nerve and …

We present here a comparison between the local field potentials (LFP) and multiunit (MU)
responses, comprising 401 single units, in primary auditory cortex (AI) of 31 cats to periodic …

Heil, Peter. Auditory cortical onset responses revisited. I. First-spike timing. J. Neurophysiol.
77: 2616–2641, 1997. Sound onsets are salient and behaviorally relevant, and most …

The timing of the first, and sometimes only, spike of auditory neurons evoked by an acoustic
stimulus depends on a variety of parameters. Recent studies have suggested that several of …

Few-unit recordings were obtained using metal microelectrodes. Separation into single-unit
spike trains was based on differences in spike amplitude and spike waveform. For that …

A universal property of spiking neurons is refractoriness, a transient decrease in discharge
probability immediately following an action potential (spike). The refractory period lasts only …

A sound embedded in an acoustic stream cannot be unambiguously segmented and
identified without reference to its stimulus context. To understand the role of stimulus context …

The present study explores the issue of cortical coding by spike count and timing using
statistical and information theoretic methods. We have shown in previous studies that …

The central auditory system produces combination-sensitive neurons tuned to a specific
combination of multiple signal elements. Some of these neurons act as coincidence …

The representation of rapid acoustic transients by the auditory cortex is a fundamental issue
that is still unresolved. Auditory cortical neurons have been shown to be limited in their …