Cognitive Adaptation of Sonar Gain Control in the Bottlenose Dolphin

Echolocating animals adjust the transmit intensity and receive sensitivity of their sonar in order to regulate the sensation level of their echoes; this process is often termed automatic gain control. Gain control is considered not to be under the animal's cognitive control, but previous invest...

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Main Authors: Kloepper, Laura N., Smith, Adam B., Nachtigall, Paul E., Buck, John R., Simmons, James A., Pacini, Aude F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4143348/