Auditory neuroscience: activating the cortex without sound.

Journal article

Sensory brain areas are usually characterized by their responses to external stimuli; however, neuroimaging studies have now shown that activation of auditory cortex occurs spontaneously and can be induced during silence by stimulus expectancy or mental imagery.

Authors: King, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Current biology : CB
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 11
• Pages: R410-R411
• Publication date: 2006-06-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.05.012
• EISSN: 1879-0445
• ISSN: 0960-9822
• Language: English
• Keywords: Sound; Imagination; Acoustic Stimulation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurosciences; Auditory Cortex; Brain Mapping