Vani G. Rajendran

Monkeys have rhythm

This study shows that macaques can synchronize taps to a subjective beat in real music, challenging the vocal learning hypothesis.

Rats synchronize predictively to metronomes

This study shows rats synchronize their licking behavior predictively to metronome beats, outperforming reactive and random models.

Omission responses in field potentials but not spikes in rat auditory cortex

The paper investigates omission responses in rat auditory cortex using extracellular recordings and finds they occur in local field potentials and multiunit activity but not in spiking activity.

Interaural Time Difference Tuning in the Rat Inferior Colliculus is Predictive of Behavioral Sensitivity

The paper examines ITD tuning in the rat inferior colliculus and finds that neural d' correlates better with behavioral performance than mutual information.

Memory Transfer of Random Time Patterns Across Modalities

The paper shows that temporal patterns learned in one sensory modality can be transferred to another, with distinct neural mechanisms observed in EEG responses.

Beat-Relevant Signals in Auditory Cortical Responses to Musical Excerpts

The paper shows that low-level auditory processing in rats explains beat perception in music through increased firing rates on beats.