Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Evolving perspectives on the sources of the frequency-following response

  • Emily B. J. Coffey,
  • Trent Nicol,
  • Travis White-Schwoch,
  • Bharath Chandrasekaran,
  • Jennifer Krizman,
  • Erika Skoe,
  • Robert J. Zatorre,
  • Nina Kraus

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13003-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The auditory frequency-following response (FFR) indexes the quality of neural sound encoding in the brain. In this Perspective, the authors discuss the potential of the FFR to provide a better understanding of sound encoding in the auditory system and its relationship to behavior.