Aging and acoustic trauma may result in partial peripheral deafferentation in the central
auditory pathway of the mammalian brain. In accord with homeostatic plasticity, loss of …

Aging is accompanied by the deterioration of hearing that complicates our understanding of
speech, especially in noisy environments. This deficit is partially caused by the loss of hair …

Older adults frequently report they can hear what is said but cannot understand the
meaning, especially in noise. This difficulty may arise from the inability to process rapidly …

An understanding of the neuronal organization of the inferior colliculus (IC) requires an
exploration of how the types of neurons, the microcircuitry, and the synaptic organization of …

The inferior colliculus (IC) is a major processing center situated mid-way along both the
ascending and descending auditory pathways of the brain stem. Although it is fundamentally …

Hearing loss is a significant problem that affects at least 15% of the population. This
percentage, however, is likely significantly higher because of a variety of auditory disorders …

Sex-steroid hormones are well-known regulators of vocal motor behavior in several
organisms. A large body of evidence now indicates that these same hormones modulate …

The brainstem auditory system is a complex system composed of numerous parallel and
serial pathways that converge on a common destination in the inferior colliculus (IC). The …

An important question in sensory neuroscience is what coding strategies and mechanisms
are used by the brain to detect and discriminate among behaviorally relevant stimuli. There …

Echolocating bats (sub-order: Microchiroptera) form a highly successful group of animals,
comprising approximately 700 species and an estimated 25% of living mammals. Many …