Spatial and spectral dependence of the auditory periphery in the northern leopard frog |
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Authors: | J Wang T A Ludwig P M Narins |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physiological Science, University of California, 405 Hilgard Avenue, 90095-1527 Los Angeles, USA;(2) Present address: Division of Brain Mapping, NPI, UCLA, 90095 Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | We investigated directionalities of eardrum vibration and auditory nerve response in anesthetized northern leopard frogs (Rana pipiens pipiens). Simultaneous measures of eardrum velocities and firing rates from 282 auditory nerve fibers were obtained in response to free-field sounds from eight directions in the horizontal plane. Sound pressure at the external surface of the ipsilateral eardrum was kept constant for each presentation direction (± 0.5 dB). Significant effects of sound direction on eardrum velocity were shown in 90% of the cases. Maximum or minimum eardrum velocity was observed more often when sounds were presented from the lateral and posterior fields, or from the anterior and contralateral fields, respectively. Firing rates of 38% of the fibers were significantly affected by sound direction and maximum or minimum firing rate was observed more frequently when sounds were delivered from the lateral fields, or from the anterior and contralateral fields, respectively. Directionality patterns of eardrum velocity and nerve firing also vary with sound frequency. Statistically significant correlation between eardrum velocity and nerve fiber firing rate was demonstrated in only 45% of the fibers, suggesting that sound transmission to the inner ear through extratympanic pathways plays a non-trivial role in the genesis of directionality of auditory nerve responses.Abbreviations CF
characteristic frequency
- SVL
snout-vent length
- TM
tympanic membrane |
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Keywords: | Tympanic membrane Eardrum Auditory nerve Amphibian Sound localization |
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