Hyperacute directional hearing in a microscale auditory system.

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Title:	Hyperacute directional hearing in a microscale auditory system.
Authors:	Mason, Andrew C., Oshinsky, Michael L., Hoy, Ron R.
Source:	Nature. 4/5/2001, Vol. 410 Issue 6829, p686. 5p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 5 Diagrams, 8 Graphs.
Subjects:	Directional hearing, Flies, Time code (Audiovisual technology), Auditory pathways
Abstract:	Reports that Ormia ochracea can behaviorally localize a salient sound source with a precision equal to that of humans. Measurement of auditory directional acuity; Details of how information is represented in the auditory system with hyperacute timecoding; Finding that nanoscale/microscale directional microphones patterned after the fly have the potential for highly accurate directional sensitivity, independent of their size; Mentions of coding strategy employed by the nervous system.
Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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Abstract:	Reports that Ormia ochracea can behaviorally localize a salient sound source with a precision equal to that of humans. Measurement of auditory directional acuity; Details of how information is represented in the auditory system with hyperacute timecoding; Finding that nanoscale/microscale directional microphones patterned after the fly have the potential for highly accurate directional sensitivity, independent of their size; Mentions of coding strategy employed by the nervous system.
ISSN:	00280836
DOI:	10.1038/35070564