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2010 , Vol. 5 >Issue 2: 123 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11515-010-0040-7

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Neural modulation in inferior colliculus and central auditory plasticity

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  • 1.College of Life Sciences and Hubei Key Lab of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China；School of Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Zhongnan Branch, Wuhan 430223, China; 2.College of Life Sciences and Hubei Key Lab of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China;

Published date: 01 Apr 2010

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Abstract

The neural modulation in central auditory system plays an important role in perception and processing of sound signal and auditory cognition. The inferior colliculus (IC) is both a relay station in central auditory pathway and a sub-cortical auditory center doing the sound signal processing. IC is also modulated by the descending projections from the cortex and auditory thalamus, medial geniculate body, and these neural modulations not only can affect ongoing sound signal processing but can also induce plastic changes in IC.

Key words： neural modulation; auditory plasticity; inferior colliculus

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Huixian MEI, Qicai CHEN, . Neural modulation in inferior colliculus and central auditory plasticity[J]. Frontiers in Biology, 2010 , 5(2) : 123 -127 . DOI: 10.1007/s11515-010-0040-7

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