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The spike discharge regularity may be important in the processing of information in the auditory pathway. It has already been shown that many cells in the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus fire regularly in response to monaural stimulation by the best frequency tones. The aim of this study was to find how the regularity of units was affected by adding ipsilateral tone, and how interaural intensity difference sensitivity is related to regularity. Single unit recordings were performed from 66 units in the inferior colliculus of the anaesthetized guinea pig in response to the best frequency tone. Regularity of firing was measured by calculating the coefficient of variation as a function of time of a unit's response. There was a positive correlation between coefficient of variation and interaural intensity difference sensitivity, indicating that highly regular units had very weak and irregular units had strong interaural intensity difference sensitivity responses. Three effects of binaural interaction on the sustained regularity were observed: constant coefficient of variation despite change in rate (66% of the units), negative (20%) and positive (13%) rate-CV relationships. A negative rate-coefficient of variation relationship was the dominant pattern of binaural interaction on the onset regularity. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.
Author(s): Nasimi A, Rees A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology
Year: 2010
Volume: 196
Issue: 12
Pages: 889-897
Print publication date: 07/05/2010
ISSN (print): 0340-7594
ISSN (electronic): 1432-1351
Publisher: Springer
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00359-010-0532-6
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-010-0532-6
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