title: Mistuning detection performance of ferrets in a go/no-go task.
abstract: The harmonic structure of sounds is an important grouping cue in auditory scene analysis. The ability of ferrets to detect mistuned harmonics was measured using a go/no-go task paradigm. Psychometric functions plotting sensitivity as a function of degree of mistuning were used to evaluate behavioral performance using signal detection theory. The mean (± standard error of the mean) threshold for mistuning detection was 0.8 ± 0.1 Hz, with sensitivity indices and reaction times depending on the degree of mistuning. These data provide a basis for investigation of the neural basis for the perception of complex sounds in ferrets, an increasingly used animal model in auditory research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, United Kingdom natsumi.homma@dpag.ox.ac.uk, victoria.bajo@dpag.ox.ac.uk, fernando.nodal@dpag.ox.ac.uk, andrew.king@dpag.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Natsumi Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Homma
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, United Kingdom natsumi.homma@dpag.ox.ac.uk, victoria.bajo@dpag.ox.ac.uk, fernando.nodal@dpag.ox.ac.uk, andrew.king@dpag.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Victoria M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Bajo
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, United Kingdom natsumi.homma@dpag.ox.ac.uk, victoria.bajo@dpag.ox.ac.uk, fernando.nodal@dpag.ox.ac.uk, andrew.king@dpag.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Max F K
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Happel
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, United Kingdom natsumi.homma@dpag.ox.ac.uk, victoria.bajo@dpag.ox.ac.uk, fernando.nodal@dpag.ox.ac.uk, andrew.king@dpag.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Fernando R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Nodal
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, United Kingdom natsumi.homma@dpag.ox.ac.uk, victoria.bajo@dpag.ox.ac.uk, fernando.nodal@dpag.ox.ac.uk, andrew.king@dpag.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000818:Animals; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D005289:Ferrets / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D009043:Motor Activity; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D011930:Reaction Time; D017603:Signal Detection, Psychological; D013997:Time Factors