Organization of Inhibitory Frequency Receptive Fields in Cat Primary Auditory Cortex
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A nonhomogeneous topographic distribution of inhibitory properties is consistent with the hypothesis that cat primary auditory cortex (A1) is composed of at least two functionally distinct subdivisions that may be part of different auditory cortical processing streams.Abstract:
Based on properties of excitatory frequency (spectral) receptive fields (esRFs), previous studies have indicated that cat primary auditory cortex (A1) is composed of functionally distinct dorsal an...read more
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