Neural circuits underlying auditory contrast gain control and their perceptual implications

Auditory contrast gain control helps us perceive sounds as constant despite changes in the environment or background noise. Here, the authors show that neurons in the auditory thalamus and midbrain of mice display independent contrast gain control, not just the cortex as previously thought.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael Lohse, Victoria M. Bajo, Andrew J. King, Ben D. B. Willmore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14163-5