The descending corticocollicular pathway mediates learning-induced auditory plasticity.

Journal article

Descending projections from sensory areas of the cerebral cortex are among the largest pathways in the brain, suggesting that they are important for subcortical processing. Although corticofugal inputs have been shown to modulate neuronal responses in the thalamus and midbrain, the behavioral importance of these changes remains unknown. In the auditory system, one of the major descending pathways is from cortical layer V pyramidal cells to the inferior colliculus in the midbrain. We examined ...

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Authors: Bajo, V; Nodal, F; Moore, DR; King, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Nature neuroscience
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 253-260
• Publication date: 2010-02-01
• DOI: 10.1038/nn.2466
• EISSN: 1546-1726
• ISSN: 1097-6256
• Language: English
• Keywords: Auditory Cortex; Ferrets; Inferior Colliculi; Pyramidal Cells; Auditory Pathways; Sound Localization; Neuronal Plasticity; Animals; Neurons; Cues; Space Perception; Ear; Learning; Functional Laterality