Affiliation:
1. Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
2. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
Abstract
Three experiments show that the magnitude of the unconditioned GSR to tones of equal intensity is largest between 10,000 and 20,000 Hz and is a valid index of the frequency sensitivity of the mouse. These findings agree well with cochlear potential findings and single unit response areas, and suggest that the magnitude of the unconditioned GSR might be used as a screening device for frequency sensitivity. A fourth experiment, studying responses of humans to a similar regiment of 100 dB SPL tones, showed a relatively flat response curve unrelated to frequency sensitivity and more closely related to equal loudness contouring. Habituation of the unconditioned GSR in the human was more rapid than in the mouse, suggesting marked differences between the species in either the auditory systems and/or the mechanisms of auditory inhibition and GSR excitation.
Publisher
American Speech Language Hearing Association
Cited by
10 articles.
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