Improved auditory spatial acuity in visually deprived ferrets.

Journal article

We have examined the effects on auditory spatial acuity in the horizontal plane of depriving ferrets of patterned visual cues by binocular eyelid suture in infancy or for a comparable period in adulthood. Minimum audible angles (MAAs) were measured for 500-, 100- and 40-ms broadband noise bursts at the midline and at 45 degrees to one side. A logistic regression analysis revealed no consistent difference between the midline MAAs of normal and infant lid-sutured ferrets. However, the lateral f...

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Authors: King, A; Parsons, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: European journal of neuroscience
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 3945-3956
• Publication date: 1999-11-01
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00821.x
• EISSN: 1460-9568
• ISSN: 0953-816X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Animals; Cues; Regression Analysis; Ferrets; Acoustic Stimulation; Sensory Deprivation; Head Movements; Auditory Threshold; Reaction Time; Learning; Sound Localization; Visual Perception