title: Possibly electrotonically-mediated synaptic transmission: time-intensity trades in neurons in the superior olivary complex of cat.
abstract: Microelectrode studies were conducted on the probability of firing of neurons in the superior olivary complex of 11 anesthetized cats. Time-intensity trades were established for dichotic clicks. Inhibition was observed for interaural time differences in the region .05--4 msec. The authors point out that these extremely brief times render explanation difficult in terms of chemically-mediate synaptic transmission, and speculate that these results, while of an indirect nature, may be an expression of electrical synaptic transmission.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004594:Electrophysiology; D008839:Microelectrodes; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission