Age-related changes in the primary auditory cortex of newborn, adults and aging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are located in the upper cortical layers

• Main Authors: Jean-Marie Graïc (Author), Livio Corain (Author), Livio Finos (Author), Valentina Vadori (Author), Enrico Grisan (Author), Tommaso Gerussi (Author), Ksenia Orekhova (Author), Cinzia Centelleghe (Author), Bruno Cozzi (Author), Antonella Peruffo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionThe auditory system of dolphins and whales allows them to dive in dark waters, hunt for prey well below the limit of solar light absorption, and to communicate with their conspecific. These complex behaviors require specific and sufficient functional circuitry in the neocortex, and vicar...