Table 1.
This table lists, for a representative set of fMRI studies of tonotopy in humans, the included number of subjects (N), the functional scan-time per session (t), the type, frequency range (f) and approximate intensity (I) of the presented stimuli, the nature of any task that subjects performed, the employed field strength (B0), and the scanning method (based on the interval of scanner silence between image acquisitions: continuous = negligible intervals; clustered = short intervals; sparse = long intervals).
| Study | N [‒] | t [min] | Stimulus | f [Hz] | I [dB] | Task | B0 [T] | Scanning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talavage et al. (2000) | 6 | 17 | Bandpass | 20–8.0 k | 40 | Detection | 1.5 | Continuous |
| Schönwiesner et al. (2002) | 13 | 40 | FM tones | 250–8.0 k | ? | Detection | 3.0 | Clustered |
| Formisano et al. (2003) | 6 | 96 | Tones | 300–3.0 k | 70 | ? | 7.0 | Sparse |
| Talavage et al. (2004) | 7 | 97 | Sweeps | 125–8.0 k | 40 | Detection | 1.5 | Continuous |
| Seifritz et al. (2006) | 6 | 24 | Tones | 125–8.0 k | 90 | ? | 1.5 | Continuous |
| Langers et al. (2007) | 10 | 32 | Tones in noise | 125–8.0 k | 60 | Detection | 1.5 | Sparse |
| Upadhyay et al. (2007) | 8 | 20 | Tones | 300–3.0 k | 70 | ? | 3.0 | Sparse |
| Riecke et al. (2007) | 11 | 41 | Tones in noise | 500–3.2 k | 70 | Continuity | 3.0 | Clustered |
| Woods et al. (2010) | 9 | 54 | Tones in noise | 225–3.6 k | 80 | One-back | 1.5 | Various |
| Hertz and Amedi (2010) | 15 | 12 | Sweeps | 250–4.0 k | 90 | Fixation | 3.0 | Continuous |
| Humphries et al. (2010) | 8 | 63 | Complex tones | 200–6.4 k | 80 | Passive listening | 3.0 | Sparse |
| Da Costa et al. (2011) | 10 | 16 | Sweeps | 88–8.0 k | 70 | ? | 7.0 | Continuous |
| Striem-Amit et al. (2011) | 10 | 8 | Sweeps | 250–4.0 k | 90 | Passive listening | 3.0 | Continuous |
| Langers and van Dijk (2012) | 20 | 24 | Tones | 250–8.0 k | 40 | Visual/emotional | 3.0 | Sparse |
| Moerel et al. (2012) | 5 | 75 | Natural sounds | 180–6.9 k | ? | One-back | 3.0 | Clustered |
| Dick et al. (2012) | 9 | 68 | Bandpass sweep | 150–9.6 k | ? | Detection | 1.5 | Continuous |
| Barton et al. (2012) | 4 | 35 | Narrowband | 400–6.4 k | ? | ? | 3.0 | Sparse |
| Herdener et al. (2013) | 6 | 22 | Sweeps | 500–8.0 k | 70 | Passive listening | 3.0 | Continuous |
| De Martino et al. (2013) | 9 | 48 | Various | 180–7.0 k | 60 | One-back | 7.0 | Clustered |
| Norman-Haignere et al. (2013) | 12 | 22 | Tones | 200–6.4 k | 70 | One-back | 3.0 | Clustered |
| Schönwiesner et al. (2014) | 7 | 49 | Tones in noise | 200–8.0 k | 75 | Passive listening | 3.0 | Sparse |