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Stereotactically-guided Ablation of the Rat Auditory Cortex, and Localization of the Lesion in the Brain
Published on: October 11, 2017
The layering of auditory experiences in driving experience-dependent subcortical plasticity
Erika Skoe1, Bharath Chandrasekaran2
1Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, 850 Bolton Street, Unit 1085, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA; Department of Psychology, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA; Cognitive Science Program, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Abstract:
In this review article, we focus on recent studies of experiential influences on brainstem function. Using these studies as scaffolding, we then lay the initial groundwork for the Layering Hypothesis, which explicates how experiences combine to shape subcortical auditory function. Our hypothesis builds on the idea that the subcortical auditory system reflects the collective auditory experiences of an individual, including interactions with sound that occurred in the distant past. Our goal for this article is to begin to shift the field away from examining the effect of single experiences to examining how different auditory experiences layer or superimpose on each other. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled
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