Monaural and binaural spectrum level cues in the ferret: acoustics and the neural representation of auditory space.

Journal article

1. The role of the structures of the outer ear in producing monaural and binaural spectral cues to sound location was examined acoustically in the ferret. A probe microphone was introduced across the wall of the external auditory canal and its responses to digitally constructed wideband signals were recorded for a large number of free field locations. 2. In the intact animal the patterns of both monaural and binaural cues were asymmetrical for horizontal locations about the interaural axis. F...

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Authors: Carlile, S; King, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of neurophysiology
• Volume: 71
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 785-801
• Publication date: 1994-02-01
• EISSN: 1522-1598
• ISSN: 0022-3077
• Language: English
• Keywords: Functional Laterality; Pitch Discrimination; Evoked Potentials, Auditory; Superior Colliculi; Dichotic Listening Tests; Ferrets; Auditory Pathways; Brain Mapping; Sound Localization; Visual Perception; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Loudness Perception; Animals; Ear, External; Reaction Time; Orientation