Influence of Neural Synchrony on the Compound Action Potential, Masking, and the Discrimination of Harmonic Complexes in Several Avian and Mammalian Species

  • Otto Gleich
  • Marjorie Leek
  • Robert Dooling
Conference paper

An important goal of comparative auditory research is to understand the relationship between structure, mechanisms, and function. The ears of mammals and birds are quite different along many dimensions, but the hearing abilities are remarkably similar on a variety of psychoacoustic tasks (Dooling et al. 2000). However, tests involving temporal fine structure now show interesting differences between birds and humans that may permit a more penetrating analysis of the role of structural and mechanical variation among species in the processing of complex sounds.

Keywords

Auditory Brainstem Response Basilar Membrane Compound Action Potential Negative Scalar Temporal Fine Structure 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Otto Gleich
    • 1
  • Marjorie Leek
    • 2
  • Robert Dooling
    • 3
  1. 1.ENT DepartmentUniversity of RegensburgGermany
  2. 2.Medical CenterNational Center for Rehabilitative Auditory ResearchPortlandUSA
  3. 3.Department of PsychologyUniversity of MarylandUSA

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