Neurobiological specializations in echolocating bats

E Covey - The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Although the bat's nervous system follows the general mammalian plan in both its structure
and function, it has undergone a number of modifications associated with flight and …

From elementary synaptic circuits to information processing in primary auditory cortex

GK Wu, HW Tao, LI Zhang - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
A key for understanding how information is processed in the cortex is to unravel the
dauntingly complex cortical neural circuitry. Recent technical innovations, in particular the in …

Neural mechanisms underlying selectivity for the rate and direction of frequency-modulated sweeps in the auditory cortex of the pallid bat

KA Razak, ZM Fuzessery - Journal of neurophysiology, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
Frequency-modulated (FM) sweeps are common in vocalizations, including human speech.
Selectivity for FM sweep rate and direction is present in the auditory cortex of many species …

Mapping responses to frequency sweeps and tones in the inferior colliculus of house mice

SR Hage, G Ehret - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
In auditory maps of the primary auditory cortex, neural response properties are arranged in a
systematic way over the cortical surface. As in the visual system, such maps may play a …

GABA shapes selectivity for the rate and direction of frequency-modulated sweeps in the auditory cortex

KA Razak, ZM Fuzessery - Journal of neurophysiology, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
In the pallid bat auditory cortex and inferior colliculus (IC), the majority of neurons tuned in
the echolocation range is selective for the direction and rate of frequency-modulated (FM) …

Synaptic mechanisms of direction selectivity in primary auditory cortex

C Ye, M Poo, Y Dan, X Zhang - Journal of Neuroscience, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Frequency modulation (FM) is a prominent feature in animal vocalization and human
speech. Although many neurons in the auditory cortex are known to be selective for FM …

Neural mechanisms underlying selectivity for the rate and direction of frequency-modulated sweeps in the inferior colliculus of the pallid bat

ZM Fuzessery, MD Richardson… - Journal of …, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
This study describes mechanisms that underlie neuronal selectivity for the direction and rate
of frequency-modulated sweeps in the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (ICC) of the …

Facilitatory mechanisms underlying selectivity for the direction and rate of frequency modulated sweeps in the auditory cortex

KA Razak, ZM Fuzessery - Journal of Neuroscience, 2008 - Soc Neuroscience
Neurons selective for frequency modulated (FM) sweeps are common in auditory systems
across different vertebrate groups and may underlie representation of species-specific …

Selectivity for the rate of frequency-modulated sweeps in the mouse auditory cortex

M Trujillo, K Measor, MM Carrasco… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Frequency-modulated (FM) sweeps are common components of vocalizations, including
human speech. Both sweep direction and rate influence discrimination of vocalizations …

Experience is required for the maintenance and refinement of FM sweep selectivity in the developing auditory cortex

KA Razak, MD Richardson… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Frequency modulated (FM) sweeps are common components of vocalizations, including
human speech. How developmental experience shapes neuronal selectivity for these …