lecture 18 (test 2) Flashcards
how many auditory nerves innervate each hair cell
5-30
transmission occurs though the cochlear brach via the
vestibulocochlear nerve
where do cell bodies of afferent fibers lie
in the cochlear ganglion
afferent axons synapse within the
brainstem
hair cells are innervated with afferent fibers in what fashion
systematic and topographic fashion
characteristic frequency
lowest point on tuning curve
frequency at which afferent fiber is most sensitive
how do we obtain a tuning curve
absolute threshold experiment
take electrode and place in auditory nerve near a nerve fiber
fibers that innervate near the base of the basilar membrane respond most strongly to
high frequencies
what are the 2 ways we encode sound frequency
1) looking at response of individual auditory nerve fibers
2) looking at pressure changes of sound wave
what is it called to look at the pressure changes in a sound wave
phase locked response
true phase locking can only occur up to
400-500 Hz
volley principle
neurons work together to create a high frequency response
dispersed phase locking up to 4000Hz
can neurons actually fire at 10 000Hz
nope
temporal code
states the firing rate of an auditory nerve attached to a hair cell will match the incoming sound frequency
how long is a average AP
2ms
low spontaneous fibers
- low action potential frequency
- high activation threshold
- activates at high intensities
- saturates higher intensities
- does not fire till sound is loud
high spontaneous fibers
- high action potential frequency
- low activation threshold
- activates at low intensities
- very sensitive
- plateau at about 30 dB
auditory system determines frequency of incoming sound by looking at
pattern of firing across ALL afferent nerve fibers
contralateral
opposite side