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Science 10 November 1978:
Vol. 202. no. 4368, pp. 645 - 648
DOI: 10.1126/science.705350
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Science, Vol 202, Issue 4368, 645-648
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Echo detection and target-ranging neurons in the auditory system of the bat Eptesicus fuscus

AS Feng, JA Simmons, and SA Kick

Some of the neurons in the nucleus intercollicularis and auditory cortex of the echolocating bat Eptesicus fuscus respond selectively to sonar echoes occurring with specific echo delays or pulse-echo intervals. They do not respond for a wide range of other types of sounds or for sonar echoes at longer or shorter pulse-echo intervals; they may, therefore, be specialized for detection and ranging of sonar targets.


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