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HEARING RESEARCH
卷 150, 期 1-2, 页码 225-244出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(00)00203-3
关键词
auditory cortex; functional magnetic resonance imaging; tonotopy; human
资金
- NIDCD NIH HHS [T32DC00038-04, P01DC00119, P01 DC000119-260023] Funding Source: Medline
Recordings in experimental animals have detailed the tonotopic organization of auditory cortex, including the presence of multiple tonotopic maps. In contrast, relatively little is known about tonotopy within human auditory cortex, for which even the number and location of tonotopic maps remains unclear. The present study begins to develop a more complete picture of cortical tonotopic organization in humans using functional magnetic resonance imaging, a technique that enables the non-invasive localization of neural activity in the brain. Subjects were imaged while listening to lower- (below 660 Hz) and higher- (above 2490 Hz) frequency stimuli presented alternately and at moderate intensity. Multiple regions on the superior temporal lobe exhibited responses that depended upon stimulus spectral content. Eight of these 'frequency-dependent response regions' (FDRRs) were identified repeatedly across subjects. Four of the FDRRs exhibited a greater response to higher frequencies, and four exhibited a greater response to lower frequencies. Based upon the location of the eight FDRRs, a correspondence is proposed between FDRRs and anatomically defined cortical areas on the human superior temporal lobe. Our findings suggest that a larger number of tonotopically organized areas exist (i.e., four or more) in the human auditory cortex than was previously recognized. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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