Responses of Medullary Lateral Line Units of the Goldfish, Carassius auratus, to Amplitude-Modulated Sinusoidal Wave Stimuli
Joint Authors
Bleckmann, Horst
Mogdans, Joachim
Ali, Ramadan
Source
International Journal of Zoology
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-06-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper describes the responses of brainstem lateral line units in goldfish, Carassius auratus, to constant-amplitude and to amplitude-modulated sinusoidal water motions.
If stimulated with constant-amplitude sinusoidal water motions, units responded with phasic (50%) or with sustained (50%) increases in dicharge rate.
Based on isodisplacement curves, units preferred low (33 Hz, 12.5%), mid (50 Hz, 10% and 100 Hz, 30%) or high (200 Hz, 47.5%) frequencies.
In most units, responses were weakly phase locked to the carrier frequency.
However, at a carrier frequency of 50 Hz or 100 Hz, a substantial proportion of the units exhibited strong phase locking.
If stimulated with amplitude-modulated water motions, units responded with a burst of discharge to each modulation cycle, that is, units phase locked to the amplitude modulation frequency.
Response properties of brainstem units were in many respects comparable to those of midbrain units, suggesting that they emerge first in the lateral line brainstem.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ali, Ramadan& Mogdans, Joachim& Bleckmann, Horst. 2010. Responses of Medullary Lateral Line Units of the Goldfish, Carassius auratus, to Amplitude-Modulated Sinusoidal Wave Stimuli. International Journal of Zoology،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ali, Ramadan…[et al.]. Responses of Medullary Lateral Line Units of the Goldfish, Carassius auratus, to Amplitude-Modulated Sinusoidal Wave Stimuli. International Journal of Zoology No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496806
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ali, Ramadan& Mogdans, Joachim& Bleckmann, Horst. Responses of Medullary Lateral Line Units of the Goldfish, Carassius auratus, to Amplitude-Modulated Sinusoidal Wave Stimuli. International Journal of Zoology. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496806
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496806