Figure 6. Signal representation in neuronal activity is enhanced by a gain control mechanism.
(A) Representative neuronal response of AN1 in P. podagrosus to conspecific calling songs under masking noise (SNR −6 dB). Note reduced action potential activity during interstimulus intervals (ISI) compared with the noise-alone situation. (B) Quantification of suppression of the response to noise for three different SNRs (N = 8). Grey bars show the average spike rate during ISI compared with noise-alone (black bar, control). The average stimulus intensity in all experiments was 54.4±1.2 dB SPL.