Spectral Gradient Columns in Primary Auditory Cortex: Physiological and Psychoacoustical Correlates

Abstract

Mappings of the spatial distribution of responses in the primary auditory cortex (Al) reveal that both the gradient of the acoustic spectrum and sensitivity to FM sweep direction are encoded in an orderly manner along the isofrequency planes of Al. Psychoacoustical tests also demonstrate a potential perceptual correlate of the gradient maps, namely the threshold stability and heightened sensitivity of human subjects to the detection of changes in the symmetry of spectral peaks.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA446536

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  • P. Wiser
  • S. A. Shamma
  • S. Vranic

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