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Evolving perspectives on the sources of the frequency-following response

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  • Emily B. J. Coffey

    (Concordia University
    International Laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound Research (BRAMS)
    McGill University)

  • Trent Nicol

    (Northwestern University)

  • Travis White-Schwoch

    (Northwestern University)

  • Bharath Chandrasekaran

    (University of Pittsburgh)

  • Jennifer Krizman

    (Northwestern University)

  • Erika Skoe

    (University of Connecticut)

  • Robert J. Zatorre

    (International Laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound Research (BRAMS)
    McGill University
    McGill University)

  • Nina Kraus

    (Northwestern University
    Northwestern University
    Northwestern University)

Abstract

The auditory frequency-following response (FFR) is a non-invasive index of the fidelity of sound encoding in the brain, and is used to study the integrity, plasticity, and behavioral relevance of the neural encoding of sound. In this Perspective, we review recent evidence suggesting that, in humans, the FFR arises from multiple cortical and subcortical sources, not just subcortically as previously believed, and we illustrate how the FFR to complex sounds can enhance the wider field of auditory neuroscience. Far from being of use only to study basic auditory processes, the FFR is an uncommonly multifaceted response yielding a wealth of information, with much yet to be tapped.

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  • Emily B. J. Coffey & Trent Nicol & Travis White-Schwoch & Bharath Chandrasekaran & Jennifer Krizman & Erika Skoe & Robert J. Zatorre & Nina Kraus, 2019. "Evolving perspectives on the sources of the frequency-following response," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-13003-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13003-w
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