Auditory cortex: Representing sound locations during active sensing

G Christopher Stecker

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.007

Auditory cortex: Representing sound locations during active sensing

Curr Biol. 2021 Sep 13;31(17):R1042-R1044. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.007.

Author

G Christopher Stecker¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Hearing Research, Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 North 30(th) Street, Omaha, NE 68131, USA. Electronic address: cstecker@spatialhearing.org.

PMID: 34520713
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.007

Abstract

Active exploration changes how the brain processes auditory space. A new study reveals the dynamic properties of neural activity that encode combinations of sound identity and location during active sensing.

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MeSH terms

Acoustic Stimulation
Auditory Cortex*
Head
Sound
Sound Localization*