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Behavioral Dependence of Auditory Cortical Responses

Authors: Michael S. Osmanski, Xiaoqin Wang

Published in: Brain Topography | Issue 3/2015

Abstract

Neural responses in the auditory cortex have historically been measured from either anesthetized or awake but non-behaving animals. A growing body of work has begun to focus instead on recording from auditory cortex of animals actively engaged in behavior tasks. These studies have shown that auditory cortical responses are dependent upon the behavioral state of the animal. The longer ascending subcortical pathway of the auditory system and unique characteristics of auditory processing suggest that such dependencies may have a more profound influence on cortical processing in the auditory system compared to other sensory systems. It is important to understand the nature of these dependencies and their functional implications. In this article, we review the literature on this topic pertaining to cortical processing of sounds.

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Title: Behavioral Dependence of Auditory Cortical Responses
Authors: Michael S. Osmanski
Xiaoqin Wang
Publication date: 01-05-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Brain Topography / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0896-0267
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6792
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10548-015-0428-4

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