1978/05/19 by Eric I. Knudsen, Masakazu Konishi · 4 citations
Neuroscience · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Marine animal studies overview
paper · doi:10.1126/science.644324
openalex publication_date 1978/05/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
Auditory units that responded to sound only when it originated from a limited area of space were found in the lateral and anterior portions of the midbrain auditory nucleus of the owl (Tyto alba). The areas of space to which these units responded (their receptive fields) were largely independent of the nature and intensity of the sound stimulus. The units were arranged systematically within the midbrain auditory nucleus according to the relative locations of their receptive fields, thus creating a physiological map of auditory space.