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Linear processing of interaural level difference underlies spatial tuning in the nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculus by Slee, Sean J, Young, Eric D

“…The spatial location of sounds is an important aspect of auditory perception, but the ways in which space is represented are not fully understood. No space map…”
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Alignment of sound localization cues in the nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculus by Slee, Sean J, Young, Eric D

“…Accurate sound localization is based on three acoustic cues (interaural time and intensity difference and spectral cues from directional filtering by the…”
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Diversity of Gain Modulation by Noise in Neocortical Neurons: Regulation by the Slow Afterhyperpolarization Conductance by Higgs, Matthew H, Slee, Sean J, Spain, William J

“…Neuronal firing is known to depend on the variance of synaptic input as well as the mean input current. Several studies suggest that input variance, or…”
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Tonotopic tuning in a sound localization circuit by Slee, Sean J, Higgs, Matthew H, Fairhall, Adrienne L, Spain, William J

“…Nucleus laminaris (NL) neurons encode interaural time difference (ITD), the cue used to localize low-frequency sounds. A physiologically based model of NL…”
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Two-Dimensional Time Coding in the Auditory Brainstem by Slee, Sean J, Higgs, Matthew H, Fairhall, Adrienne L, Spain, William J

“…Avian nucleus magnocellularis (NM) spikes provide a temporal code representing sound arrival times to downstream neurons that compute sound source location. NM…”
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Rapid Task-Related Plasticity of Spectrotemporal Receptive Fields in the Auditory Midbrain by Slee, Sean J, David, Stephen V

“…Previous research has demonstrated that auditory cortical neurons can modify their receptive fields when animals engage in auditory detection tasks. We tested…”
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Task Engagement Improves Neural Discriminability in the Auditory Midbrain of the Marmoset Monkey by Shaheen, Luke A, Slee, Sean J, David, Stephen V

“…While task-dependent changes have been demonstrated in auditory cortex for a number of behavioral paradigms and mammalian species, less is known about how…”
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Information conveyed by inferior colliculus neurons about stimuli with aligned and misaligned sound localization cues by Slee, Sean J, Young, Eric D

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that single neurons in the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (ICC) are sensitive to multiple sound localization…”
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Sound localization cues in the marmoset monkey by Slee, Sean J., Young, Eric D.

“…The most important acoustic cues available to the brain for sound localization are produced by the interaction of sound with the animal’s head and external…”
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Acoustic Basis of Directional Acuity in Laboratory Mice by Lauer, Amanda M., Slee, Sean J., May, Bradford J.

“…The acoustic basis of auditory spatial acuity was investigated in CBA/129 mice by relating patterns of behavioral errors to directional features of the…”
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Cutting-edge Science and Coffee: Auditory System Gordon Research Conference and Seminar 2012 Report by Slee, Sean J., Coffin, Allison B.

“…At the third Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar on the Auditory System (2012), investigators from all career stages reported on emerging…”
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Influence of behavioral state on auditory processing in the marmoset midbrain by David, Stephen V., Shaheen, Luke A., Slee, Sean J.

“…Recent work shows that neurons in the inferior colliculus (IC) undergo receptive field changes during auditory behavior in ferrets (Slee & David, 2015. J…”
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