Publications by authors named "Henning Oetjen"
Eur J Neurosci
August 2022
Article Synopsis
- Schroeder-phase harmonic tone complexes were used to study cochlear function through behavioral and neural responses in Mongolian gerbils, focusing on how they discriminate tone complexes based on sweep direction, duty cycle, and velocity.
- Gerbils showed the ability to distinguish these tone complexes for fundamental frequencies up to 200 Hz, with neural responses in the auditory nerve representing fine structure through spike timing and the envelope via discharge rate.
- Findings indicate that in the inferior colliculus, rate-based integration of multiple auditory inputs enhances sensitivity, particularly in discriminating sweep direction, linking neural metrics closely with behavioral performance.
