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Orthogonal representation of sound dimensions in the primate midbrain.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21378972     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Natural sounds are characterized by their spectral content and the modulation of energy over time. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging in awake macaques, we observed topographical representations of these spectral and temporal dimensions in a single structure, the inferior colliculus, the principal auditory nucleus in the midbrain. These representations are organized as a map with two approximately perpendicular axes: one representing increasing temporal rate and the other increasing spectral frequency.
Authors:
Simon Baumann; Timothy D Griffiths; Li Sun; Christopher I Petkov; Alexander Thiele; Adrian Rees
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2011-03-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature neuroscience     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1546-1726     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-29     Completed Date:  2011-05-26     Revised Date:  2012-05-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9809671     Medline TA:  Nat Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  423-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. simon.baumann@ncl.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Stimulation / methods
Acoustics*
Animals
Auditory Perception / physiology*
Brain Mapping / methods
Inferior Colliculi / anatomy & histology*,  physiology*
Macaca mulatta
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
085002//Wellcome Trust; //Wellcome Trust
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