Beyond timing in the auditory brainstem: intensity coding in the avian cochlear nucleus angularis
KM MacLeod, CE Carr - Progress in brain research, 2007 - Elsevier
Many of the computational principles for sound localization have emerged from the study of
avian brains, especially for the construction of codes for interaural timing differences. Our …
avian brains, especially for the construction of codes for interaural timing differences. Our …
Intrinsic physiological properties underlie auditory response diversity in the avian cochlear nucleus
DH Brown, RL Hyson - Journal of Neurophysiology, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Sensory systems exploit parallel processing of stimulus features to enable rapid,
simultaneous extraction of information. Mechanisms that facilitate this differential extraction …
simultaneous extraction of information. Mechanisms that facilitate this differential extraction …
Computational diversity in the cochlear nucleus angularis of the barn owl
C Köppl, CE Carr - Journal of neurophysiology, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
The cochlear nucleus angularis (NA) is widely assumed to form the starting point of a brain
stem pathway for processing sound intensity in birds. Details of its function are unclear …
stem pathway for processing sound intensity in birds. Details of its function are unclear …
Resolution of interaural time differences in the avian sound localization circuit—a modeling study
BJ Fischer, AH Seidl - Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Interaural time differences (ITDs) are a main cue for sound localization and sound
segregation. A dominant model to study ITD detection is the sound localization circuitry in …
segregation. A dominant model to study ITD detection is the sound localization circuitry in …
[PDF][PDF] The owl's cochlear nuclei process different sound localization cues
M Konishi, WE Sullivan, T Takahashi - J Acoust Soc Am, 1985 - authors.library.caltech.edu
Why is there more than one cochlear nucleus? By itself, characterization of differences in the
physiology and anatomy of different nuclei cannot answer the question. These differences …
physiology and anatomy of different nuclei cannot answer the question. These differences …
A role for short-term synaptic facilitation and depression in the processing of intensity information in the auditory brain stem
KM MacLeod, TK Horiuchi… - Journal of …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
The nature of the synaptic connection from the auditory nerve onto the cochlear nucleus
neurons has a profound impact on how sound information is transmitted. Short-term synaptic …
neurons has a profound impact on how sound information is transmitted. Short-term synaptic …
A circuit for coding interaural time differences in the chick brainstem
EM Overholt, EW Rubel, RL Hyson - Journal of Neuroscience, 1992 - Soc Neuroscience
Third-order auditory neurons in the avian nucleus laminaris (NL) are the first to receive
binaural input. In the chick, NL consists of a monolayer of neurons with polarized dendritic …
binaural input. In the chick, NL consists of a monolayer of neurons with polarized dendritic …
Spike threshold adaptation diversifies neuronal operating modes in the auditory brain stem
ST Lubejko, B Fontaine… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Single neurons function along a spectrum of neuronal operating modes whose properties
determine how the output firing activity is generated from synaptic input. The auditory brain …
determine how the output firing activity is generated from synaptic input. The auditory brain …
Nucleus laminaris
Our ability to detect subtle acoustic cues in noisy environments, like a conversation in a
crowded restaurant, is one benefit of binaural hearing. Binaural hearing is also essential for …
crowded restaurant, is one benefit of binaural hearing. Binaural hearing is also essential for …
Neuronal specializations for the processing of interaural difference cues in the chick
H Ohmori - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Sound information is encoded as a series of spikes of the auditory nerve fibers (ANFs), and
then transmitted to the brainstem auditory nuclei. Features such as timing and level are …
then transmitted to the brainstem auditory nuclei. Features such as timing and level are …