It is known that hearing loss induces plastic changes in the brain, causing loudness
recruitment and hyperacusis, increased spontaneous firing rates and neural synchrony …

A fundamental structure of sounds encountered in the natural environment is the
harmonicity. Harmonicity is an essential component of music found in all cultures. It is also a …

In utero experience, such as maternal speech in humans, can shape later perception,
although the underlying cortical substrate is unknown. In adult mammals, ascending …

The mammalian neocortex is a six-layered structure organized into radial columns. Within
sensory cortical areas, information enters in the thalamorecipient layer and is further …

Our understanding of the large-scale population dynamics of neural activity is limited, in part,
by our inability to record simultaneously from large regions of the cortex. Here, we validated …

We recently reported that passive exposure for at least 4months of adult cats to a two-octave-
wide tone pip ensemble at 80dB SPL, decreased the responsiveness of primary auditory …

There has been substantial progress in understanding the contributions of the auditory
forebrain to hearing, sound localization, communication, emotive behavior, and cognition …

Central topographic representations of sensory epithelia have a genetic basis, but are
refined by patterns of afferent input and by behavioral demands. Here we review such …

We examine the mechanisms by which the human auditory cortex processes the frequency
content of natural sounds. Through mathematical modeling of ultra-high field (7 T) functional …

Sensory input has profound effects on neuronal organization and sensory maps in the brain.
The mechanisms regulating plasticity of the auditory pathway have been revealed by …