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threshold shifts. The extent to which these processes affect changes in auditory
perception in fi shes is not known; behavioral methods can be used to investigate
such short- and long-term effects.
6. Top-down auditory attention effect on hearing (defi ned as an endogenous and
selective concentration on one stimulus) in fi shes remains largely unexplored.
How does attention affect the perception of sound in fi shes? Although many species attend to conspecifi c vocalizations, a generalized framework for auditory
attention and mechanisms underlying it have not been investigated.
Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Drs. Arthur Popper and Richard Fay for
inspiration and guidance, both directly and indirectly. Much of the work highlighted in this chapter
draws from the infl uential research studies of Drs. Popper and Fay and has been a source of inspiration for AAB’s dissertation research. AAB and JAS have had the pleasure of working with Dick
Fay directly in sound localization studies of the plainfi n midshipman fi sh at the UC Bodega Marine
Laboratory. It was during these studies that AAB fi rst met Dick as a fi rst-year graduate student, and
received some of his wisdom and advice about how to conduct psychoacoustic studies of fi sh hearing. We would like to thank and acknowledge Drs. Richard Fay and David Zeddies, as the fi rst to
propose the idea of using prepulse inhibition to measure auditory function in fi shes. Although we
have not directly collaborated with Dr. Arthur Popper, his infl uence has been a signifi cant force
through not only his research, but through his legacy of former students and post-docs.
AAB thanks Drs. David Raible, Edwin Rubel, and Catherine Peichel for support and advice. We
would also like to thank Drs. Allison Coffi n, Kelly Owens, Peter Alderks, and Liz Whitchurch for
discussions of auditory systems and hearing in fi shes.
AAB’s research has been supported in part by NIH grant 2T32DC005361-11.
References
Allen EE, Fernald RD (1985) Spectral sensitivity of the African cichlid fi sh, Haplochromis burtoni . J Comp Physiol A 157(2):247–253
Amorim MCP (1996) Sound production in the blue-green damselfi sh, Chromis viridis (Cuvier,
1830) (Pomacentridae). Bioacoustics 6(4):265–272
Amorim MCP (2006) Diversity of sound production in fi sh. In: Ladich F, Collin SP, Moller P,
Kapoor BG (eds) Communication in fi shes. Science Publishers, Plymouth
Aristotle (1984) The complete works of Aristotle: revised Oxford edition. English Edition: Barnes
J. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
Békésy GV (1947) A new audiometer. Acta Otolaryngol 35:411–422
Bhandiwad AA, Zeddies DG, Raible DW et al (2013) Auditory sensitivity of larval zebrafi sh
( Danio rerio ) measured using a behavioral prepulse inhibition assay. J Exp Biol
216:3504–3513
Bodnar DA, Bass, AH (1997) Temporal coding of concurrent acoustic signals in auditory
midbrain. J Neurosci 17(19):7553–7564
Branson K, Robie AA, Bender J et al (2009) High-throughput ethomics in large groups of
Drosophila . Nat Methods 6(6):451–457
Brantley RK, Bass AH (1994) Alternative male spawning tactics and acoustic signals in the plainfi n midshipman fi sh Porichthys notatus Girard (Teleostei, Batrachoididae). Ethology
96(3):213–232
Buerkle U (1967) An audiogram of the Atlantic Cod, Gadus morhua L. J Fish Res Board Can
24(11):2309–2319
A.A. Bhandiwad and J.A. Sisneros
threshold shifts. The extent to which these processes affect changes in auditory
perception in fi shes is not known; behavioral methods can be used to investigate
such short- and long-term effects.
6. Top-down auditory attention effect on hearing (defi ned as an endogenous and
selective concentration on one stimulus) in fi shes remains largely unexplored.
How does attention affect the perception of sound in fi shes? Although many species attend to conspecifi c vocalizations, a generalized framework for auditory
attention and mechanisms underlying it have not been investigated.
Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Drs. Arthur Popper and Richard Fay for
inspiration and guidance, both directly and indirectly. Much of the work highlighted in this chapter
draws from the infl uential research studies of Drs. Popper and Fay and has been a source of inspiration for AAB’s dissertation research. AAB and JAS have had the pleasure of working with Dick
Fay directly in sound localization studies of the plainfi n midshipman fi sh at the UC Bodega Marine
Laboratory. It was during these studies that AAB fi rst met Dick as a fi rst-year graduate student, and
received some of his wisdom and advice about how to conduct psychoacoustic studies of fi sh hearing. We would like to thank and acknowledge Drs. Richard Fay and David Zeddies, as the fi rst to
propose the idea of using prepulse inhibition to measure auditory function in fi shes. Although we
have not directly collaborated with Dr. Arthur Popper, his infl uence has been a signifi cant force
through not only his research, but through his legacy of former students and post-docs.
AAB thanks Drs. David Raible, Edwin Rubel, and Catherine Peichel for support and advice. We
would also like to thank Drs. Allison Coffi n, Kelly Owens, Peter Alderks, and Liz Whitchurch for
discussions of auditory systems and hearing in fi shes.
AAB’s research has been supported in part by NIH grant 2T32DC005361-11.
References
Allen EE, Fernald RD (1985) Spectral sensitivity of the African cichlid fi sh, Haplochromis burtoni . J Comp Physiol A 157(2):247–253
Amorim MCP (1996) Sound production in the blue-green damselfi sh, Chromis viridis (Cuvier,
1830) (Pomacentridae). Bioacoustics 6(4):265–272
Amorim MCP (2006) Diversity of sound production in fi sh. In: Ladich F, Collin SP, Moller P,
Kapoor BG (eds) Communication in fi shes. Science Publishers, Plymouth
Aristotle (1984) The complete works of Aristotle: revised Oxford edition. English Edition: Barnes
J. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
Békésy GV (1947) A new audiometer. Acta Otolaryngol 35:411–422
Bhandiwad AA, Zeddies DG, Raible DW et al (2013) Auditory sensitivity of larval zebrafi sh
( Danio rerio ) measured using a behavioral prepulse inhibition assay. J Exp Biol
216:3504–3513
Bodnar DA, Bass, AH (1997) Temporal coding of concurrent acoustic signals in auditory
midbrain. J Neurosci 17(19):7553–7564
Branson K, Robie AA, Bender J et al (2009) High-throughput ethomics in large groups of
Drosophila . Nat Methods 6(6):451–457
Brantley RK, Bass AH (1994) Alternative male spawning tactics and acoustic signals in the plainfi n midshipman fi sh Porichthys notatus Girard (Teleostei, Batrachoididae). Ethology
96(3):213–232
Buerkle U (1967) An audiogram of the Atlantic Cod, Gadus morhua L. J Fish Res Board Can
24(11):2309–2319
A.A. Bhandiwad and J.A. Sisneros