Semple Malcolm N, Scott Brian H
Center for Neural Science, New York University, 4 Washington Place, Room 809, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2003 Apr;13(2):167-73. doi: 10.1016/s0959-4388(03)00048-5.
Current understanding of neural processing in the auditory cortex has been shaped by a variety of experimental approaches in animals and humans. It remains a daunting challenge to reconcile data as diverse as synaptic properties recorded in a rodent brain slice and functional images of auditory cortex in a behaving human. Nevertheless, the gaps are narrowing through a renewed focus on humans and other primates, a continuing interest in evidence for functional pathways, a broader application of modern imaging techniques, a growing awareness of cortical sensitivity to dynamic features of sounds, and an improved understanding of auditory cortical circuitry.
目前对听觉皮层神经处理的理解是由动物和人类的多种实验方法塑造而成的。要协调诸如在啮齿动物脑切片中记录的突触特性与行为中的人类听觉皮层功能图像等如此多样的数据，仍然是一项艰巨的挑战。然而，通过重新关注人类和其他灵长类动物、对功能通路证据的持续关注、现代成像技术的更广泛应用、对皮层对声音动态特征敏感性的日益认识以及对听觉皮层回路的更好理解，这些差距正在缩小。
