FIG. 4.
Rate-level functions for 10 sorted single units in the left VCN of 1 animal. Responses to ipsilateral (left ear) and contralateral (right ear) sound stimulation are shown after ossicular disruption of the left middle ear. Stimulus: 100-ms duration BBN. Spike rate is normalized to spontaneous rate. As for the cochlear ablation in Fig. 3, most units were excited by contralateral sound following the ossicular disruption.