Temporal integration in zebra finches (Poephila guttata).
Three zebra finches were trained with operant techniques to respond to pure tones. Absolute thresholds were obtained for nine durations of a 3-kHz tone and five durations of a 1-kHz tone. The temporal integration functions were described using the negative exponential function proposed by Plomp and Bouman [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 31, 749-758 (1959)]. The time constants obtained for zebra finches are about 250 ms, which are similar to those reported for a number of species, including humans and other bird species.
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Psychology Department, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.
Dooling
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D000818:Animals; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors