Information Processing in the Auditory Cortex

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Event Abstract Back to Event Information Processing in the Auditory Cortex Andrew King1* 1 University of Oxford, United Kingdom Compared to other sensory systems, extensive subcortical neural processing takes place in the auditory system, and various perceptual abilities can apparently be accounted for by the subcortical encoding of particular sound features. Consequently, the role of the auditory cortex is still poorly understood. In order to address this question, we are using a combination of neurometric and psychometric approaches to investigate how the firing of neurons in auditory cortex relates to the way in which sounds are heard, as well as examining the behavioural consequences of manipulating neural activity in the cortex. This talk will consider how spatial and non-spatial aspects of sound are represented in the auditory cortex and then focus on its role in sound localization. In particular, our studies of training-induced plasticity highlight the importance of interactions between cortical and subcortical processing in forming new associations between the physical cues that underlie sound localization and directions in space. Conference: Bernstein Symposium 2008, Munich, Germany, 8 Oct - 10 Oct, 2008. Presentation Type: Oral Presentation Topic: All Abstracts Citation: King A (2008). Information Processing in the Auditory Cortex. Front. Comput. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: Bernstein Symposium 2008. doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.10.2008.01.022 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 13 Nov 2008; Published Online: 13 Nov 2008. * Correspondence: Andrew King, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, andy@oxfordhearing.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Andrew King Google Andrew King Google Scholar Andrew King PubMed Andrew King Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.