Skip Navigation

American Zoologist 1979 19(2):465-467; doi:10.1093/icb/19.2.465
© 1979 by The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Request Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by THOMPSON, I. J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

High Frequency Peaks of Auditory Sensitivity in Mice Found by a New Audiometric Test: A Preliminary Report

IAN J. THOMPSON
Department of Life Sciences, Polytechnic of Central London London W.I., England

The auditory sensitivity of adult mice has been investigated using a method that has not been previously described. This method involves recording the electromyogram (EMC) from the post-auricular muscles in response to tonal stimuli. The preliminary results presented here show a secondary, high-frequency peak of sensitivity in the audiogram, which approximately corresponds to the frequency of sound emitted by that species; this confirms the findings of previous workers. The advantages and disadvantages of using the post-auricular EMG response as a measure of auditory sensitivity are briefly discussed in comparison with other behavioral and physiological methods.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?




Disclaimer:
Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.