How to Build a Fast and Highly Sensitive Sound Detector That Remains Robust to Temperature Shifts

Table 1.

Temperature dependence of afferent fiber spikes

Thermal positive fiber (n = 5) 23.7 ± 0.5°C 31.1 ± 0.4°C p Q10
Frequency (Hz) 4.4 ± 1.9 9.4 ± 3.5 0.047 4.0 ± 1.2
Amplitude (mV) 75.7 ± 16.0 44.8 ± 11.1 0.075 0.6 ± 0.1
Threshold (mV) −53.9 ± 4.3 −58.6 ± 4.0 0.016 1.1 ± 0.03
Resting potential (mV) −70.1 ± 3.7 −70.7 ± 3.4 0.55 1.0 ± 0.02
Thermal negative fiber (n = 2) 24.2 ± 0.3°C 31.7 ± 0.4°C
Frequency (Hz) 0.7 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.2
Amplitude (mV) 46.8 ± 3.1 47.6 ± 8.4
Threshold (mV) −48.6 ± 3.1 −43.4 ± 4.5
Resting potential (mV) −66.1 ± 8.0 −65.1 ± 5.9
  • Values are mean ± SEM.

  1. The Journal of Neuroscience vol. 39 no. 37 7260-7276
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