title: Spatial and non-spatial auditory processing in the lateral intraparietal area.
abstract: We tested the responses of neurons in the lateral parietal area (area LIP) for their sensitivity to the spatial and non-spatial attributes of an auditory stimulus. We found that the firing rates of LIP neurons were modulated by both of these attributes. These data indicate that, while area LIP is involved in spatial processing, non-spatial processing is not restricted to independent channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological and Brain Science, Dartmouth College, 6207 Moore, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Gordon W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Gifford
authors.forename: Yale E
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D001309:Auditory Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D005403:Fixation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D012438:Saccades / Q000502:physiology; D013017:Sound Localization / Q000502:physiology*; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology