The past decade has seen a resurgence in research that seeks to explain animal perception in terms of
nervous system activity. There are several reasons for this. Imaging studies have extended the field of
neurophysiology to humans, awake-behaving studies have motivated novel single unit experiments,
intracellular recordings provide a new understanding of synaptic integration, and a willingness to meld
mathematics with each of these data has produced a fresh set of models. The contemporary
approaches have had a significant impact on the hearing sciences. A primary objective of this
symposium is to bring together scientists whose approach has advanced our understanding of the
neural basis of auditory perception. Collectively, they will address contemporary problems in auditory
neuroscience such as: Representation of the temporal components present in most auditory stimuli by
individual neurons or populations, representation of complex spectral stimuli by the central auditory
system, representation of sound stimuli in different parts of the spatial world.
The Symposium will be held at the NYU Cantor Film
Center on 8th Street between Greene Street and University, near CNS. In the
past these biennial CNS symposia have drawn an audience of 200-300 students,
faculty, and researchers.
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