Encoding of ultrasonic communication signals in rat auditory cortex / Isaac Michael Carruthers.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Carruthers, Isaac Michael, author.

Contributor:

Geffen, Maria Neimark, degree supervisor.

Nelson, Philip, degree committee member.

Goulian, Mark, degree committee member.

Sweeney, Alison, 1976- degree committee member.

Balasubramanian, Vijay, degree committee member.

University of Pennsylvania. Department of Physics and Astronomy, degree granting institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penn dissertations--Physics and astronomy.

Physics and astronomy--Penn dissertations.

Local Subjects:

Penn dissertations--Physics and astronomy.

Physics and astronomy--Penn dissertations.

Physical Description:

vii, 102 leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Production:

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania, 2015.

Summary:

All social animals require a means of communication, and for many species that need is filled by the use of vocalizations. While far less intricate than human speech, many animals employ systems of vocalizations in order to attract mates, convey information about the environment, or to express an emotional state. One such animal is the rat, which communicates via a set of ultra-sonic vocalizations (USVs) in the 50kHz frequency range. These USVs have a conveniently simple structure, making them easy to synthesize and modify. The rat thus provides an excellent model system with which to probe the processing and encoding of such communication signals in the mammalian brain.

Notes:

Ph. D. University of Pennsylvania 2015.

Department: Physics and Astronomy.

Supervisor: Maria Neimark Geffen.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

950058360