The glycine receptor chloride channel (GlyR) is a member of the nicotinic acetylcholine
receptor family of ligand-gated ion channels. Functional receptors of this family comprise five …

The cochlear nuclear complex gives rise to widespread projections to nuclei throughout the
brainstem. The projections arise from separate, well-defined populations of cells. None of …

It is widely recognized that the neural basis of brain function can be fully understood only by
integrating many disciplines at many levels. Studies of synaptic organization are bringing …

▪ Abstract Neurons in the cochlear ganglion and auditory brain stem nuclei preserve the
relative timing of action potentials passed through sequential synaptic levels. To accomplish …

▪ Abstract Vertebrate animals gain biologically important information from environmental
sounds. Localization of sound sources enables animals to detect and respond appropriately …

Biologically relevant sounds such as speech, animal vocalizations and music have
distinguishing temporal features that are utilized for effective auditory perception. Common …

The emergence of hyperactivity in the form of elevated spontaneous firing rates after
cochlear trauma has been well documented in a number of central auditory structures …

Excitatory and inhibitory frequency response areas of 130 neurons of the central nucleus of
the mouse inferior colliculus (ICC) were mapped by extracellular single-unit recordings and …

Acoustic information is brought to the brain by auditory nerve fibers, all of which terminate in
the cochlear nuclei, and is passed up the auditory pathway through the principal cells of the …

AMPA receptors mediate rapid glutamatergic synaptic transmission. In the mammalian
cochlear nuclei, neurons receive excitatory input from either auditory nerve fibers, parallel …