Inhibition does not affect the timing code for vocalizations in the mouse auditory midbrain.

ABSTRACT: Many animals use a diverse repertoire of complex acoustic signals to convey different types of information to other animals. The information in each vocalization therefore must be coded by neurons in the auditory system. One way in which the auditory system may discriminate among different vocalizations is by having highly selective neurons, where only one or two different vocalizations evoke a strong response from a single neuron. Another strategy is to have specific spike timing patterns for particular vocalizations such that each neural response can be matched to a specific vocalization. Both of these strategies seem to occur in the auditory midbrain of mice. The neural mechanisms underlying rate and time coding are unclear, however, it is likely that inhibition plays a role. Here, we e

SUBMITTER: Dimitrov AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3997027 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature