How dopamine shapes representations in auditory cortex

Puschmann, Sebastian; Weis, Tina; Thiel, Christiane M.

doi:10.15517/ap.v28i117.14137

Authors

Sebastian Puschmann Biological Psychology, Department of Psychology, European Medical School, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany. Cluster of Excellence “Hearing4all”, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany Author
Tina Weis Biological Psychology, Department of Psychology, European Medical School, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg. Cognitive and Developmental Psychology, Technical University Kaiserslautern. Author
Christiane M. Thiel Biological Psychology, Department of Psychology, European Medical School, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg. Research Center Neurosensory Science, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/ap.v28i117.14137

Keywords:

dopamine, auditory, learning, plasticity, neuroimaging

Abstract

The neural representation of sound in the auditory cortex is not invariably predetermined by its acoustical properties, but it is constantly reshaped while the listener acquires new experiences. Such plastic changes are a prerequisite for lifelong learning and allow some degree of rehabilitation after brain injuries. Several neurotransmitter systems modulate these plastic changes. In this paper, we focus on how the neurotransmitter dopamine modulates learning-related plasticity in auditory cortex, and how animal and human research can complement each other in providing an experimental approach that has relevance for studying mechanisms of recovery of function.

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