Hromadka, T., Zador, A. M. (August 2009) Representations in auditory cortex. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 19 (4). 430-433 . ISSN 0959-4388
Abstract
How does auditory cortex represent auditory stimuli, and how do these representations contribute to behavior? Recent experimental evidence suggests that activity in auditory cortex consists of sparse and highly synchronized volleys of activity, observed both in anesthetized and awake animals. Many neurons are capable of remarkably precise activity with very low jitter or spike count variability. Most importantly, animals are capable of exploiting such precise neuronal activity in making sensory decisions. Whether the ability of auditory cortex to exploit fine temporal differences in cortical activity is unique to auditory modality, or represents a general strategy used by cortical circuits remains an open question.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Acoustic Stimulation Action Potentials physiology Animals Auditory Cortex physiology Auditory Pathways physiology Auditory Perception physiology Evoked Potentials, Auditory physiology Neurons physiology |
| Subjects: | organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions > auditory cortex |
| CSHL Authors: | |
| Communities: | CSHL labs > Zador lab School of Biological Sciences > Publications |
| Depositing User: | Leigh Johnson |
| Date: | August 2009 |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2012 19:01 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2014 15:42 |
| PMCID: | PMC2757052 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/25604 |
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