Natural stimuli elicit robust responses of neurons throughout sensory pathways, and
therefore their use provides unique opportunities for understanding sensory coding. This …

Spoken language comprehension requires abstraction of linguistic information from speech,
but the interaction between auditory and linguistic processing of speech remains poorly …

Grasshoppers and crickets independently evolved hearing organs and acoustic
communication. They differ considerably in the organization of their auditory pathways, and …

Recent studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of supervised learning in spiking neural
networks (SNNs). A trainable SNN provides a valuable tool not only for engineering …

When visual contrast changes, retinal ganglion cells adapt by adjusting their sensitivity as
well as their temporal filtering characteristics. The latter has classically been described by …

The auditory system of female crickets allows them to specifically recognize and approach
the species-specific male calling song, defined by sound pulses and silent intervals …

The mammalian auditory cortex is necessary to resolve temporal features in rapidly-
changing sound streams. This capability is crucial for speech comprehension in humans …

Changes in temperature affect biochemical reaction rates and, consequently, neural
processing. The nervous systems of poikilothermic animals must have evolved mechanisms …

Many animals produce pulse-like signals during acoustic communication. These signals
exhibit structure on two time scales: they consist of trains of pulses that are often broadcast …

Decision-making processes, like all traits of an organism, are shaped by evolution; they thus
carry a signature of the selection pressures associated with choice behaviors. The way …