Single unit studies in the midbrain auditory area of Caiman

SummaryAuditory responses were recorded from single units in the torus semicircularis of Caiman crocodilus. Approximately 90% of the units were of the onset type. Characteristic frequencies ranged from 70 to 1850 Hz. The torus semicircularis was shown to have vertical tonotopic organization.

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