Models of the Neuronal Mechanisms of Target Localization of the Barn Owl.

摘要

The major concern of this year's research was modeling the neural systems of the barn owl that determine the elevation of sound sources. Models of the nucleus ventralis lemnisci lateralis pars posterior (VLVp) and the lateral shell of the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (ICL) were developed. Computer simulations demonstrated that these models could account for the most salient experimental phenomena. Future work will test predictions of the models, and hopefully lead to a closed-loop interaction between theory and experiment.