Classical Conditioning Rapidly Induces Specific Changes in Frequency Receptive Fields of Single Neurons in Secondary and Ventral Ectosylvian Auditory Cortical Fields
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1986
Keywords
learningclassical conditioningauditory cortexreceptive fieldsingle unit
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(86)91144-3
Abstract
To determine if learning-induced changes in the response of auditory cortical neurons to a conditioned stimulus (CS) reflect general changes in cellular excitability or alterations in signal processing that are specific to that stimulus, we determined frequency receptive fields (FRFs) of single neurons in secondary and ventral ectosylvian auditory fields of the cat during classical conditioning. Associative changes in FRFs of most cells were specific to the frequency of the CS, established rapidly and reversed by extinction. Thus, learning causes specific changes in cortical processing of sounds whose significance is acquired.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Brain Research, v. 372, issue 2, p. 357-360
Scholar Commons Citation
Diamond, David M. and Weinberger, Norman M., "Classical Conditioning Rapidly Induces Specific Changes in Frequency Receptive Fields of Single Neurons in Secondary and Ventral Ectosylvian Auditory Cortical Fields" (1986). Psychology Faculty Publications. 1285.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/1285
