An automated approach for conditioning and testing the hearing of gerbils.

Abstract:

:A simple, inexpensive hardware and software protocol is described for conditioning and testing hearing of gerbils with minimal experimenter involvement. Behavioral thresholds correspond closely with data which employ nonautomated procedures. Partial source listings of the programs written in the 'C' programming language are provided.

journal_name

Brain Res Bull

journal_title

Brain research bulletin

authors

Gans G

doi

10.1016/0361-9230(89)90075-0

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1989-02-01 00:00:00

pages

475-80

issue

2

eissn

0361-9230

issn

1873-2747

pii

0361-9230(89)90075-0

journal_volume

22

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