Brief Communication abstract
Nature Neuroscience 11, 1259 - 1261 (2008)
Published online: 28 September 2008 | doi:10.1038/nn.2201
Specialized neuronal adaptation for preserving input sensitivity
Paul V Watkins1 & Dennis L Barbour1
Some neurons in auditory cortex respond to recent stimulus history by adapting their response functions to track stimulus statistics directly, as might be expected. In contrast, some neurons respond to loud sounds by adjusting their response functions away from high intensities and consequently remain sensitive to softer sounds. In marmoset monkey auditory cortex, the latter type of adaptation appears to exist only in neurons tuned to stimulus intensity.
- Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience and Neuroengineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, One Brookings Drive, Box 1097, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
Correspondence to: Dennis L Barbour1 e-mail: dbarbour@biomed.wustl.edu
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