Topographically organized maps of the sensory receptor epithelia are regarded as cornerstones
of cortical organization as well as valuable readouts of diverse biological processes …

Interaural time difference (ITD) is a cue to the location of sounds containing low frequencies
and is represented in the inferior colliculus (IC) by cells that respond maximally at a …

Cochlear neuropathy, ie the loss of auditory nerve fibers (ANFs) without loss of hair cells,
may cause hearing deficits without affecting threshold sensitivity, particularly if the subset of …

Objectives: Permanent threshold elevation after noise exposure, ototoxic drugs, or aging is
caused by loss of sensory cells; however, animal studies show that hair cell loss is often …

Layer 5 (L5) cortical projection neurons innervate far-ranging brain areas to coordinate
integrative sensory processing and adaptive behaviors. Here, we characterize a plasticity in L5 …

Cochlear synaptopathy, ie the loss of auditory-nerve connections with cochlear hair cells, is
seen in aging, noise damage, and other types of acquired sensorineural hearing loss. …

Active search is a ubiquitous goal-driven behavior wherein organisms purposefully investigate
the sensory environment to locate a target object. During active search, brain circuits …

In social settings, speech waveforms from nearby speakers mix together in our ear canals.
Normally, the brain unmixes the attended speech stream from the chorus of background …

The mouse auditory cortex (ACtx) contains two core fields—primary auditory cortex (A1) and
anterior auditory field (AAF)—arranged in a mirror reversal tonotopic gradient. The best …

Human bilateral cochlear implant users do poorly on tasks involving interaural time
differences (ITD), a cue that provides important benefits to the normal hearing, especially in …