ArticleThe European journal of neuroscience2015
Single-unit analysis of somatosensory processing in the core auditory cortex of hearing ferrets.
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- Vibrotactile speech cues are associated with enhanced auditory processing in middle and superior temporal gyri.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- A primary sensory cortical interareal feedforward inhibitory circuit for tacto-visual integration.Nature communications · 2024Article
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- A comparison of multisensory features of two auditory cortical areas: primary (A1) and higher-order dorsal zone (DZ).Cerebral cortex communications · 2023Article
- Towards a somatosensory theory of speech perception.Journal of neurophysiology · 2022Review
- Integrating Visual Information into the Auditory Cortex Promotes Sound Discrimination through Choice-Related Multisensory Integration.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2022Article
- Integration of somatosensory and motor-related information in the auditory system.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Subcortical circuits mediate communication between primary sensory cortical areas in mice.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Human hippocampal connectivity is stronger in olfaction than other sensory systems.Progress in neurobiology · 2021Article
- Electro-Haptic Stimulation: A New Approach for Improving Cochlear-Implant Listening.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Review
- Can Haptic Stimulation Enhance Music Perception in Hearing-Impaired Listeners?Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Review
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Abstract
The recent findings in several species that the primary auditory cortex processes non-auditory information have largely overlooked the possibility of somatosensory effects. Therefore, the present investigation examined the core auditory cortices (anterior auditory field and primary auditory cortex) for tactile responsivity. Multiple single-unit recordings from anesthetised ferret cortex yielded histologically verified neurons (n = 311) tested with electronically controlled auditory, visual and tactile stimuli, and their combinations. Of the auditory neurons tested, a small proportion (17%) was influenced by visual cues, but a somewhat larger number (23%) was affected by tactile stimulation. Tactile effects rarely occurred alone and spiking responses were observed in bimodal auditory-tactile neurons. However, the broadest tactile effect that was observed, which occurred in all neuron types, was that of suppression of the response to a concurrent auditory cue. The presence of tactile effects in the core auditory cortices was supported by a substantial anatomical projection from the rostral suprasylvian sulcal somatosensory area. Collectively, these results demonstrate that crossmodal effects in the auditory cortex are not exclusively visual and that somatosensation plays a significant role in modulation of acoustic processing, and indicate that crossmodal plasticity following deafness may unmask these existing non-auditory functions.
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