A Crucial Role of Attention in Lateralisation of Sound Processing?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Study 1: Behavioural Responses of Campbell’s Monkeys to Familiar or Novel Sound Stimuli
2.1.1. Results of Study 1
2.1.2. Discussion of Study 1
2.2. Study 2: Electrophysiological Responses of Auditory Neurons to Different Sounds in European Starlings
2.2.1. Results of Study 2
2.2.2. Discussion of Study 2
3. General Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study 1: Behavioural Responses of Campbell’s Monkeys to Familiar or Novel Sound Stimuli
4.1.1. Subjects
4.1.2. Procedure
4.1.3. Auditory Stimuli
4.1.4. Statistical Analysis
4.2. Study 2: Electrophysiological Responses of Auditory Neurons to Different Sounds in European Starlings (see also [38,93])
4.2.1. Subjects
4.2.2. Electrophysiological Recordings
4.2.3. Auditory Stimuli
4.2.4. Statistical Analyses
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hausberger, M.; Cousillas, H.; Meter, A.; Karino, G.; George, I.; Lemasson, A.; Blois-Heulin, C. A Crucial Role of Attention in Lateralisation of Sound Processing? Symmetry 2019, 11, 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11010048
Hausberger M, Cousillas H, Meter A, Karino G, George I, Lemasson A, Blois-Heulin C. A Crucial Role of Attention in Lateralisation of Sound Processing? Symmetry. 2019; 11(1):48. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11010048
Chicago/Turabian StyleHausberger, Martine, Hugo Cousillas, Anaïke Meter, Genta Karino, Isabelle George, Alban Lemasson, and Catherine Blois-Heulin. 2019. "A Crucial Role of Attention in Lateralisation of Sound Processing?" Symmetry 11, no. 1: 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11010048