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Abstract #3045

Bilateral Auditory Cortex Ablation Alters the Tonotopic Organizaiton of the Inferior Colliculus

Jevin W. Zhang 1,2 , Shu-juan Fan 1,2 , Patrick P. Gao 1,2 , Joe S. Cheng 1,2 , Dan H. Sanes 3 , and Ed X. Wu 1,2

1 Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 2 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, 3 Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, New York, United States

bSSFP fMRI with swept source imaging paradigm was applied on the experimental and age-matched control group to examine the effect of bilateral auditory cortex ablation on the tonotopic organization in inferior colliculus (IC). The differences between the changes of encoded frequency along the tonotopic axis suggested the tuning curve bandwidth center was shifted toward different directions for neurons at different portions of the IC. This study clearly demonstrated that cortical input can modulate the tonotopic organization in IC.

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