刺激频率对下丘 Cochleotopic 图谱中声音定位线索的优势作用具有依赖性。

Stimulus-frequency-dependent dominance of sound localization cues across the cochleotopic map of the inferior colliculus.

机构信息

Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.

出版信息

J Neurophysiol. 2020 May 1;123(5):1791-1807. doi: 10.1152/jn.00713.2019. Epub 2020 Mar 18.

Abstract

The horizontal direction of a sound source (i.e., azimuth) is perceptually determined in a frequency-dependent manner: low- and high-frequency sounds are localized via differences in the arrival time and intensity of the sound at the two ears, respectively, called interaural time and level differences (ITDs and ILDs). In the central auditory system, these binaural cues to direction are thought to be separately encoded by neurons tuned to low and high characteristic frequencies (CFs). However, at high sound levels a neuron often responds to frequencies far from its CF, raising the possibility that individual neurons may encode the azimuths of both low- and high-frequency sounds using both binaural cues. We tested this possibility by measuring auditory-driven single-unit responses in the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (ICC) of unanesthetized female Dutch Belted rabbits with a multitetrode drive. At 70 dB SPL, ICC neurons across the cochleotopic map transmitted information in their firing rates about the direction of both low- and high-frequency noise stimuli. We independently manipulated ITD and ILD cues in virtual acoustic space and found that sensitivity to ITD and ILD, respectively, shaped the directional sensitivity of ICC neurons to low (<1.5 kHz)- and high (>3 kHz)-pass stimuli, regardless of the neuron's CF. We also found evidence that high-CF neurons transmit information about both the fine-structure and envelope ITD of low-frequency sound. Our results indicate that at conversational sound levels the majority of the cochleotopic map is engaged in transmitting directional information, even for sources with narrowband spectra. A "division of labor" has previously been assumed in which the directions of low- and high-frequency sound sources are thought to be encoded by neurons preferentially sensitive to low and high frequencies, respectively. Contrary to this, we found that auditory midbrain neurons encode the directions of both low- and high-frequency sounds regardless of their preferred frequencies. Neural responses were shaped by different sound localization cues depending on the stimulus spectrum-even within the same neuron.

摘要

声源的水平方向(即方位)以频率依赖的方式感知确定:低频和高频声音分别通过双耳到达时间和强度的差异来定位,分别称为耳间时间差(ITD)和强度差(ILD)。在中枢听觉系统中,这些方向的双耳线索被认为分别由调谐到低频和高频特征频率(CF)的神经元进行单独编码。然而,在高声音水平下,神经元通常会对远离其 CF 的频率产生反应,这增加了单个神经元可能使用双耳线索同时编码低频和高频声音方位的可能性。我们通过使用多电极驱动器在未麻醉的雌性荷兰兔的下丘中央核(ICC)中测量听觉驱动的单个单元响应来测试这种可能性。在 70dB SPL 时,ICC 神经元在整个耳蜗图谱中以其放电率传递有关低频和高频噪声刺激方向的信息。我们在虚拟声空间中独立地操纵 ITD 和 ILD 线索,并发现 ITD 和 ILD 的敏感性分别形成了 ICC 神经元对低(<1.5kHz)和高(>3kHz)通带刺激的方向敏感性,而与神经元的 CF 无关。我们还发现了高 CF 神经元传递低频声音的精细结构和包络 ITD 的信息的证据。我们的结果表明,在会话声音水平下,即使对于具有窄带频谱的声源,大多数耳蜗图谱也参与传递方向信息。以前假设存在“分工”,即低频和高频声源的方向分别由优先对低频和高频敏感的神经元进行编码。与这一点相反,我们发现听觉中脑神经元编码低频和高频声音的方向,而与它们的优先频率无关。取决于刺激频谱,即使在同一神经元中,神经响应也会被不同的声音定位线索塑造。

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