Development of contralateral and ipsilateral frequency representations in ferret primary auditory cortex.

Journal article

Little is known about the maturation of functional maps in the primary auditory cortex (A1) after the onset of sensory experience. We used intrinsic signal imaging to examine the development of the tonotopic organization of ferret A1 with respect to contralateral and ipsilateral tone stimulation. Sound-evoked responses were recorded as early as postnatal day (P) 33, a few days after hearing onset. From P36 onwards, pure tone stimuli evoked restricted, tonotopically organized patches of activi...

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Authors: Mrsic-Flogel, T; Versnel, H; King, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: European journal of neuroscience
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 780-792
• Publication date: 2006-02-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04609.x
• EISSN: 1460-9568
• ISSN: 0953-816X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Auditory Cortex; Functional Laterality; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Ferrets; Female; Animals; Sound Localization; Male; Brain Mapping; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Auditory Pathways; Time Factors; Acoustic Stimulation; Diagnostic Imaging; Age Factors; Regression Analysis