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The acquisitive auditory cortex

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The auditory cortex, once thought to be a passive detector, is now caught in the act of reshaping the frequency sensitivity of its neurons to intercept target sounds that are significant for a behavioral task, suggesting tuning properties can change 'on-line'.

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Figure 1: A ferret listens for a sinusoidal target sound amid a succession of broadband reference sounds.

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    John C Middlebrooks

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Middlebrooks, J. The acquisitive auditory cortex. Nat Neurosci 6, 1122–1123 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1103-1122

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