Abstract

The proposed research entails the behavioral analysis of the role of auditory cortex by ablation-behavior techniques. The ultimate goal is to discover the psychological functions of auditory cortex which enable humans to respond appropriately to sounds in their enviroment. The short-range goals concern the behavioral assessment of the role of auditory cortex in processing species-specific vocalizations. Specifically, the effect of unilateral and bilateral auditory cortex lesions in monkeys is to be studied by the application of tests designed to assess the psychological as well as the sensory aspects of hearing. By the experimental study of the basic psychological processes in animals, it is hoped to obtain information relevant to human psychological processes and the way in which these capacities fragment as the result of brain damage.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
2R01NS012992-09A1
Application #
3395046
Study Section
Hearing Research Study Section (HAR)
Project Start
1978-12-01
Project End
1989-08-31
Budget Start
1985-09-09
Budget End
1986-08-31
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
1985
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Kansas Lawrence
Department
Type
Organized Research Units
DUNS #
072933393
City
Lawrence
State
KS
Country
United States
Zip Code
66045