In this review we take a physiological perspective on the role of voltage‐gated potassium
channels in an identified neuron in the auditory brainstem. The large number of KCN genes …

Timely delivery of information is essential for proper functioning of the nervous system.
Precise regulation of nerve conduction velocity is needed for correct exertion of motor skills …

A fundamental organizing principle of auditory brain circuits is tonotopy, the orderly
representation of the sound frequency to which neurons are most sensitive. Tonotopy arises …

Our concepts of sound localization in the vertebrate brain are widely based on the general
assumption that both the ability to detect air-borne sounds and the neuronal processing are …

There is a new trend in the education of audiologists that emphasizes the basics of hearing--
Hearing: Its Physiology and Pathophysiology addresses this trend. It covers not only the …

The calyx of Held is a large glutamatergic synapse in the mammalian auditory brainstem. By
using brain slice preparations, direct patch-clamp recordings can be made from the nerve …

Traditionally, the calyx of Held synapse is viewed as a highly reliable relay in the sound
localization circuit of the auditory brainstem, with every presynaptic action potential …

Many nonglutamatergic synaptic terminals in the mammalian brain contain the vesicular
glutamate transporter 3 (VGLUT3), indicating that they co-release the excitatory …

The lateral superior olive (LSO) is believed to encode differences in sound level at the two
ears, a cue for azimuthal sound location. Most high-frequency-sensitive LSO neurons are …

The calyx of Held synapse in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body of the auditory
brainstem has become an established in vitro model to study the development of fast …