The prefrontal cortex of the Mexican free-tailed bat is more selective to communication calls than primary auditory cortex
Abstract
In this study, we examined the neuronal responses of a frontal cortical area in an echolocating bat to behaviorally relevant acoustic stimuli and compared them with those in the primary auditory cortex (A1). In contrast to the A1, neurons in the bat frontal auditory field are not frequency tuned but showed a higher selectivity for social signals such as communication calls. The results presented here indicate that the frontal auditory field may represent an additional processing center for behaviorally relevant sounds.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1152/jn.00436.2021
Entities
People
- Kushal Bakshi
- Michael Smotherman
- Silvio Macias
- Todd W Troyer
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Texas A&M University
- University of Texas at San Antonio