Functional Classification of Neurons in the Inferior Colliculus of the Cat according to Their Temporal Characteristics

Gersuni, G.V.; Altman, J. A.; Maruseva, A. M.; Radionova, E. A.; Ratnikova, G. I.; Vartanian, I A

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-281350-4.50015-5

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“…Thus, synchronization in the high frequency range of 150-300 Hz might be viewed as a "local" phenomenon, limited to a small region of a few millimeters within the ventral part of the central nucleus of IC with a pronounced laminar arrangement of cells (Rockel & Jones, 1973). Gersuni et al (1971) classified the units of the inferior colliculus into two widely different groups of neurons on the basis of their discharge characteristics. The first group consists of elements with an onset discharge pattern and insignificant capacity for temporal summation.…”

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Auditory Awareness Due to Synchronous Neural Activity in Inferior Colliculus of Awake Cats

Gönder

2009

International Journal of Neuroscience

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The previous report on the dynamics of spontaneous and evoked activities of the neural net within the cat inferior colliculus (IC) has been extended in relation to today's issues in the study of behavioral measures such as attention and sensory awareness in terms of functional state of the local neural network. As for the consciousness, the cerebral cortex may not be the only place; however, synchronization in oscillatory activities within the IC which is influenced by experience and expectation reflected in the internal state of the animal might be the source of the simple form of auditory awareness that may accompany the execution of attentive behavior.

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“…The second type of neurons are known to be also spontaneously active. These two groups of neurons, which differ in their temporal characteristics, apparently seem to perform different functions in the analysis of sound signals (Gersuni et al, 1971).…”

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Auditory Awareness Due to Synchronous Neural Activity in Inferior Colliculus of Awake Cats

Gönder

2009

International Journal of Neuroscience

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“…PPI is the result of the activation of a transient detection system with a narrow window of temporal summation (up to 50 msec; Blumenthal, 1995). The distinction between transient and sustained stimulus processing is analogous to the distinction between stimulus detection and stimulus identification, with these fundamental information processing stages depending on distinct underlying neuronal systems (Blumenthal, 1995;Gersuni et al, 1971). PPI is believed to be due to the activation of rapidly summating neurons that preferentially process transient aspects of a stimulus (change detectors; Blumenthal, 1999;Graham, 1992).…”

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