| A comparison of monaural and binaural responses to frequency modulated (FM) sweeps in cat primary auditory cortex. | |
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PMID: 1483517 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Monaural and binaural single unit responses to frequency-modulated (FM) sweeps were compared in cat primary auditory cortex (AI). Both upward-directed (changing from low to high frequency) and downward-directed (changing from high to low frequency) FM sweeps were presented monaurally and binaurally at five rates of frequency modulation (referred to here as the speed of FM sweep). Two types of binaural FM sweep conditions were presented: (1) like-directed FM sweeps, in which identical FM sweeps were presented to both ears, and (2) opposite-directed FM sweeps, in which one ear was presented with one direction of FM sweep while the other ear was simultaneously presented with the opposite direction of FM sweep. In a sample of 78 cells, 33 cells were classified as EE (binaural facilitatory) and 45 were classified as EI (binaural inhibitory). Ninety-four percent of all units were sensitive to the direction and/or speed of FM sweeps. In general, under binaural stimulus conditions, EE cells responded optimally to like-directed FM sweeps, while EI cells preferred opposite-directed FM sweeps. When tested monaurally, 59% of all cells (both EE and EI) were direction selective, with the majority (76%) preferring downward-directed FM sweeps. When tested binaurally, most direction selective EE cells (60%) preferred upward-directed FM sweeps, while the majority of direction selective EI cells (71%) preferred downward-directed FM sweeps. Our analysis also allowed us to classify inhibitory responses of EI cells as either direction selective (37%) or non-direction selective (63%). For FM speed selectivity under monaural conditions, most EE cells preferred fast FM sweep rates (0.4-0.8 kHz/ms), while approximately equal numbers of EI cells preferred either slow (i.e., 0.05-0.1 kHz/ms) or fast (i.e., 0.4-0.8 kHz/ms) speeds. Under binaural conditions, the majority of EE and EI cells responded best to high speeds when tested with like-directed FM sweeps, while the preferred speed with opposite-directed FM sweeps was more broadly tuned. The results suggest the presence of binaural neural mechanisms underlying cortical FM sweep direction and speed selectivity. |
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Authors:
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J R Mendelson; K L Grasse |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Experimental brain research. Experimentelle Hirnforschung. Expérimentation cérébrale Volume: 91 ISSN: 0014-4819 ISO Abbreviation: Exp Brain Res Publication Date: 1992 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-02-16 Completed Date: 1993-02-16 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0043312 Medline TA: Exp Brain Res Country: GERMANY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 435-54 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Life Sciences, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. |
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Acoustic Stimulation* Animals Auditory Cortex / cytology, physiology* Auditory Threshold* Cats Microelectrodes Neural Inhibition Neurons, Afferent / physiology |
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