Do auditory responses recorded from awake animals reflect the anatomical parcellation of the auditory thalamus?

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Previous studies performed in anesthetized animals have shown differences between the acoustic responses of neurons recorded from the different divisions of the medial geniculate body (MGB). This study aimed at determining whether or not such differences are also expressed when neurons are recorded from awake animals. The auditory responses of 130 neurons of the auditory thalamus were determined in awake, restrained guinea pigs while the state of vigilance of the animals was continuously moni...

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Authors: Edeline, J; Manunta, Y; Nodal, F; Bajo, V

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Journal: Hearing research
• Volume: 131
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 135-152
• Publication date: 1999-05-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5955(99)00026-x
• EISSN: 1878-5891
• ISSN: 0378-5955
• Language: English
• Keywords: Animals; Auditory Threshold; Evoked Potentials, Auditory; Acoustic Stimulation; Reaction Time; Neurons, Afferent; Thalamus; Geniculate Bodies; Guinea Pigs; Pitch Perception; Male; Auditory Pathways; Consciousness