tonotopic

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Of or being a structural arrangement, as in the auditory pathway, such that different tone frequencies are transmitted separately along specific parts of the structure.

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No references found			This map reflects the fact that the cochlea is organized in a tonotopic fashion with high-frequency sound producing maximum stimulation of cells in the base and low-frequency sound in the apex. Lipoic acid and 6-formylpterin reduce potentiation of noise-induced ... by Pouyatos, Benoit; Gearhart, Caroline; Nelson-Miller, Alisa; Fulton, Sherry; Fechter, Laurence D. / Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development This MRI study also demonstrated that tinnitus is accompanied by a change in the tonotopic map of the auditory cortex. Tinnitus and brain activation: insights from transcranial magnetic ... by Pascual-Leone, Alvaro / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal The maps in the cochlea and the auditory cortex are called tonotopic maps while the map in V1 is called a retinotopic map. IMAGING BRAIN STRUCTURE IN CHILDREN: DIFFERENTIATING LANGUAGE ... by Leonard, Christiana M. / Learning Disability Quarterly			tonic-clonic seizure tonicity tonicoclonic Tonification tonin tonitrophobia tonka bean Tonkinese tonnabossie tonne tono- Tonocard tonoclonic tonoclonic spasm tonofibril tonofilament tonogram tonograph tonography tonometer tonometry Tonopen tonoplast tonoscillograph tonoscope tonotopic tonotropic tonsil tonsill- tonsilla tonsillar tonsillar crypt tonsillar fossa tonsillar herniation tonsillar nodes tonsillar ring tonsillectomy tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy tonsillitis tonsillo- tonsilloadenoidectomy tonsillolith tonsillotomy Tonsils tonus Tonya Harding Syndrome toot tooth tooth abscess tooth alignment			tonometer tonometers tonometers tonometers tonometric tonometric tonometric tonometry tonometry tonometry Tonometry, ocular Tonometry, ocular Tonometry, ocular Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad Tonopah Army Air Field Tonopah Electronic Combat Range Tonopah Spring Member Tonopen Tonophant tonoplast tonoplast tonoplast tonoplasts tonoplasts tonoplasts TONOR Tonos Tonos tonoscillograph tonoscope tonotopic Tonotopy tonotropic Tonous Tonqua bean Tonqua bean Tonqua bean Tonquin bean TONRG tons tons tons tons tons tons Tons Force per Square Foot Tons Fuel Oil Equivalent Tons o' Fun Band tons of Tons of Cane per Day Tons of Fun Tons of Liquid Steel Tons of Love Tons of Refrigeration Tons of TNT Tons of TNT Tons per Annum Tons Per Centimeter Tons Per Day Tons Per Hour Tons Per Inch Immersion

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