Object-oriented echo perception and cortical representation in echolocating bats.

Echolocating bats can identify three-dimensional objects exclusively through the analysis of acoustic echoes of their ultrasonic emissions. However, objects of the same structure can differ in size, and the auditory system must achieve a size-invariant, normalized object representation for reliable...

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Main Authors: Uwe Firzlaff, Maike Schuchmann, Jan E Grunwald, Gerd Schuller, Lutz Wiegrebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050100