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Focusing attention on sound.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20661266     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A new study finds that neurons in the ferret frontal cortex typically respond to sound only during trained auditory tasks and that these neurons depict the task-related meaning rather than the acoustical properties of stimuli.
Authors:
Victoria M Bajo; Andrew J King
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comment; News    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature neuroscience     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1546-1726     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-27     Completed Date:  2010-08-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9809671     Medline TA:  Nat Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  913-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Attention / physiology*
Auditory Cortex / physiology*
Auditory Perception / physiology*
Ferrets
Frontal Lobe / physiology*
Comments/Corrections
Comment On:
Nat Neurosci. 2010 Aug;13(8):1011-9   [PMID:  20622871 ]

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