… We also tested an auditory-brainstem model and found that a simple circuit containing fast
… always compared a neuron’s firing rate to an AM sound to its response to the unmodulated …

… coding of amplitude modulation in IC single units. A, … -average spike count from just one
neuron. On the other hand, … can result from at least three main factors: envelope tracking errors, …

… main factors: stimulation level, stimulation rate, and stimulation type. The latter describes
different amplitude-modulation … with sinusoidal amplitude modulation presented electrically. …

… relevant concomitant factors on the neuronal responses. … of stimuli having a sinusoidal
amplitude modulation (SAM) envelope … Only one neuron responded with a bandpass function and …

… brainstem to elucidate the influence of these different factors. Approach. We developed a
computational model of the auditory brainstem … to investigate the neural response to continuous …

… amplitude modulation cues conveyed by communication sounds is one of the factors
constraining the neuronal … was determined by testing auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) under …

… modulation of the intrinsic excitability of auditory brainstem … K L combinations for a single
neuron in response to the 100-Hz… certainly involve changes in these other factors. For example, …

… of sinusoidal amplitude modulation (sAM) frequency. We find that a minority of single neurons
in … For example, factors other than the informativeness of the spiking patterns of individual …

… to AM cues is critical for understanding factors accounting for … and larger amplitudes recorded
at the peaks of the AM train. … response generally reflects the periodicity of the modulation …

… neural damage than sinusoidal amplitude modulation. In this study… of including these potential
confounding factors on our primary … Unlike auditory brainstem responses, EFR generators …