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Representation of Temporal Patterns of Signal Amplitude in the Anuran Auditory System and Electrosensory System

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Neural Representation of Temporal Patterns

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The temporal structure of sensory signals plays an important role in the biology of many animals including man (Emlen, 1972; Gerhardt, 1982; Heiligenberg, 1991; Kay, 1982; Rose, 1986). This chapter focuses on how temporal variations in the amplitude of acoustic or electric signals are represented in auditory systems of frogs and toads (anurans) and in the electrosensory system of a weakly electric fish.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA

    Gary J. Rose

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  1. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

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    Harold L. Hawkins

  3. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

    Robert F. Port

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Rose, G.J. (1995). Representation of Temporal Patterns of Signal Amplitude in the Anuran Auditory System and Electrosensory System. In: Covey, E., Hawkins, H.L., Port, R.F. (eds) Neural Representation of Temporal Patterns. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1919-5_1

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