Journal article
Combination sensitivity and processing of communication calls in the inferior colliculus of the Moustached Bat Pteronotus parnellii
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol.76(2), pp.253-257
06/2004
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/110555
PMID: 15258635
Abstract
Many animals use complex communication calls in social behaviors. In some species we know the features in the calls that elicit particular behaviors, but we do not understand how the auditory system encodes the calls. Nor do we understand the mechanisms underlying neural selectivity to calls. Our studies of the auditory midbrain of the Moustached Bat Pteronotus parnellii have revealed a neural mechanism important for generating selective responses to calls. Neurons that integrate information across different frequencies show selectivity to communication calls. "Combination sensitivity" may be a common mechanism for encoding complex sounds because it is also important for encoding echolocation signals.
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- Title
- Combination sensitivity and processing of communication calls in the inferior colliculus of the Moustached Bat Pteronotus parnellii
- Creators
- Christine V Portfors - School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA 98686, USA. Portfors@vancouver.wsu.edu
- Publication Details
- Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol.76(2), pp.253-257
- Academic Unit
- Office of the Provost
- Publisher
- Brazil
- Grant note
- DC04733 / NIDCD NIH HHS
- Identifiers
- 99900547249101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article