Hearing Thresholds in the Rabbit: A Behavioral and Electrophysiological Study
- 31 December 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Oto-Laryngologica
- Vol. 95 (1-4) , 19-26
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016488309130911
Abstract
Thresholds of audibility were determined in rabbits with a behavioral conditioned suppression technique and with brain stem evoked response to band-pass (1/3 and 1/1 octave) filtered sine waves. Both techniques yield curves with the same shape, the ABR [auditory brainstem response] threshold being 10-20 dB less sensitive. In rabbits with cochlear lesions (noise or kanamycin), hearing losses obtained with the 2 methods are very similar. Apparently, the hearing threshold in rabbits can be obtained both electrophysiologically and behaviorally with techniques suitable for experimental auditory research.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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