Auditory plasticity: vocal output shapes auditory cortex.

Studies in humans and songbirds have revealed a close link between vocal output and hearing. Now experiments in marmosets have shown that self-generated vocalizations can modulate the activity of neurons in the auditory cortex and even remodel their response properties.

Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Κύριος συγγραφέας: King, A
Μορφή: Journal article
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: 2005
Περιγραφή
Περίληψη:Studies in humans and songbirds have revealed a close link between vocal output and hearing. Now experiments in marmosets have shown that self-generated vocalizations can modulate the activity of neurons in the auditory cortex and even remodel their response properties.