Listening through different ears alters spatial response fields in ferret primary auditory cortex.
The localization of sounds in space is based on spatial cues that arise from the acoustical properties of the head and external ears. Individual differences in localization cue values result from variability in the shape and dimensions of these structures. We have mapped spatial response fields of h...
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| author | Mrsic-Flogel, T King, A Jenison, R Schnupp, J |
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| description | The localization of sounds in space is based on spatial cues that arise from the acoustical properties of the head and external ears. Individual differences in localization cue values result from variability in the shape and dimensions of these structures. We have mapped spatial response fields of high-frequency neurons in ferret primary auditory cortex using virtual sound sources based either on the animal's own ears or on the ears of other subjects. For 73% of units, the response fields measured using the animals' own ears differed significantly in shape and/or position from those obtained using spatial cues from another ferret. The observed changes correlated with individual differences in the acoustics. These data are consistent with previous reports showing that humans localize less accurately when listening to virtual sounds from other individuals. Together these findings support the notion that neural mechanisms underlying auditory space perception are calibrated by experience to the properties of the individual. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:11c21162-7fbe-4816-bea4-b36b6134a59e2022-03-26T10:04:03ZListening through different ears alters spatial response fields in ferret primary auditory cortex.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:11c21162-7fbe-4816-bea4-b36b6134a59eEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2001Mrsic-Flogel, TKing, AJenison, RSchnupp, JThe localization of sounds in space is based on spatial cues that arise from the acoustical properties of the head and external ears. Individual differences in localization cue values result from variability in the shape and dimensions of these structures. We have mapped spatial response fields of high-frequency neurons in ferret primary auditory cortex using virtual sound sources based either on the animal's own ears or on the ears of other subjects. For 73% of units, the response fields measured using the animals' own ears differed significantly in shape and/or position from those obtained using spatial cues from another ferret. The observed changes correlated with individual differences in the acoustics. These data are consistent with previous reports showing that humans localize less accurately when listening to virtual sounds from other individuals. Together these findings support the notion that neural mechanisms underlying auditory space perception are calibrated by experience to the properties of the individual. |
| spellingShingle | Mrsic-Flogel, T King, A Jenison, R Schnupp, J Listening through different ears alters spatial response fields in ferret primary auditory cortex. |
| title | Listening through different ears alters spatial response fields in ferret primary auditory cortex. |
| title_full | Listening through different ears alters spatial response fields in ferret primary auditory cortex. |
| title_fullStr | Listening through different ears alters spatial response fields in ferret primary auditory cortex. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Listening through different ears alters spatial response fields in ferret primary auditory cortex. |
| title_short | Listening through different ears alters spatial response fields in ferret primary auditory cortex. |
| title_sort | listening through different ears alters spatial response fields in ferret primary auditory cortex |
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