The Inferior Colliculus

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Winer, Jeffery A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schreiner, Christoph E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2005.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Neurosciences.; Neurobiology.; Life Sciences.

The inferior colliculus is essential for hearing. Connecting the auditory brain stem to sensory, motor, and limbic systems, the inferior colliculus is a critical midbrain station for auditory processing. Winer and Schreiner's The Inferior Colliculus is the first critical, comprehensive referenc...

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• The Central Auditory System: A Functional Analysis
• Neuronal Organization in the Inferior Colliculus
• Projections from the Cochlear Nuclear Complex to the Inferior Colliculus
• Superior Olivary Complex and Lateral Lemniscal Connections of the Auditory Midbrain
• Intrinsic and Commissural Connections of the Inferior Colliculus
• Descending Connections of the Auditory Midbrain
• The Tectothalamic System
• Three Systems of Descending Projections to the Inferior Colliculus
• Pharmacology of the Inferior Colliculus
• Biophysical Properties of Inferior Colliculus Neurons
• Spectral and Intensity Coding in the Auditory Midbrain
• Temporal Coding in the Auditory Midbrain
• Binaural and Spatial Coding in the Inferior Colliculus
• Coding of Communication Sounds in the Inferior Colliculus
• Acoustic Behavior and Midbrain Function
• Auditory Midbrain of Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles: Model Systems for Understanding Auditory Function
• The Auditory Midbrain in Bats and Birds
• Development of Auditory Afferents to the Central Nucleus of the Inferior Colliculus
• Inferior Colliculus: Aging and Plasticity
• Hearing Loss and the Inferior Colliculus
• The Midbrain and Audiogenic Seizures
• The Inferior Colliculus: Past, Present, and Future.