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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
In sensory physiology, various System Identification methods are implemented to formalize stimulus-response relationships. We applied the Volterra approach for characterizing input-output relationships of cells in the medial geniculate body (MGB) of an awake squirrel monkey. Intraspecific communication calls comprised the inputs and the corresponding cellular evoked responses--the outputs. A set of vocalization was used to calculate the kernels of the transformation, and these kernels subserved to predict the responses of the cell to a different set of vocalizations. It was found that it is possible to predict the response (PSTH) of MGB cells to natural vocalizations, based on envelopes of the spectral components of the vocalization. Some of the responses could be predicted by assuming a linear transformation function, whereas other responses could be predicted by non-linear (second order) kernels. These two modes of transformation, which are also reflected by a distinct spatial distribution of the linear vis-à-vis non-linear responding cells, apparently represent a new revelation of parallel processing of auditory information.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0092-8240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
337-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Prediction of linear and non-linear responses of MGB neurons by system identification methods.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't