Published December 23, 1977
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Journal Article
Receptive fields of auditory neurons in the owl
Abstract
The influence of sound location on the responses of auditory neurons in the forebrain of the owl (Tyto alba) was studied directly by using a remotely controlled, movable sound source under free-field, anechoic conditions. Some auditory neurons demonstrated well-defined receptive fields that were (i) restricted both in elevation and in azimuth and (ii) relatively independent of the intensity and the nature of the sound stimulus. The majority of the fields were located frontally and contralateral to the recording site.
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© 1977 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Received 7 June 1977; revised 29 August 1977. We thank C. Adams for constructing the speaker carriage system, E. Akutagawa and G. Blasdel for technical assistance, and A. J. Hudspeth for critically reviewing the manuscript. This work was supported by an NIH postdoctoral fellowship (5 F32 NS 0552902) to E.I.K., an NSF grant (BMS 75-19180) to M.K., and a Spencer Foundation grant to J.D.Additional details
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- 5 F32 NS 0552902
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
- BMS 75-19180
- NSF
- Spencer Foundation
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