title: Echo detection and target-ranging neurons in the auditory system of the bat Eptesicus fuscus.
abstract: Some of the neurons in the nucleus intercollicularis and auditory cortex of the echolocating bat Eptesicus fuscus respond selectively to sonar echoes occurring with specific echo delays or pulse-echo intervals. They do not respond for a wide range of other types of sounds or for sonar echoes at longer or shorter pulse-echo intervals; they may, therefore, be specialized for detection and ranging of sonar targets.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000502:physiology*; D004455:Echolocation / Q000502:physiology*; D007245:Inferior Colliculi / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology*