Acoustically evoked potentials in two cephalopods inferred using the auditory brainstem response (ABR) approach.
It is still a matter of debate whether cephalopods can detect sound frequencies above 400 Hz. So far there is no proof for the detection of underwater sound above 400 Hz via a physiological approach. The controversy of whether cephalopods have a sound detection ability above 400 Hz was tested using the auditory brainstem response (ABR) approach, which has been successfully applied in fish, crustaceans, amphibians, reptiles and birds. Using ABR we found that auditory evoked potentials can be obtained in the frequency range 400 to 1500 Hz (Sepiotheutis lessoniana) and 400 to 1000 Hz (Octopus vulgaris), respectively. The thresholds of S. lessoniana were generally lower than those of O. vulgaris.
Hu
Marian Y
MY
Institute of Marine Sciences, IFM-GEOMAR, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Yan
Hong Young
HY
Chung
Wen-Sung
WS
Shiao
Jen-Chieh
JC
Hwang
Pung-Pung
PP
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000818:Animals; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D049832:Decapodiformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D049831:Octopodiformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D013016:Sound; D014867:Water
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