1 2 Title : 3 Inferring the role of inhibition in auditory processing of complex natural stimuli

1 2 Title: 3 Inferring the role of inhibition in auditory processing of complex natural stimuli 4 5 6 Authors: 7 Nadja Schinkel-Bielefeld1 8 Stephen V. David2 9 Shihab A. Shamma2 10 Daniel A. Butts1 11 12 13 Running Title: 14 Role of inhibition in auditory processing of complex stimuli 15 16 17 Author Affiliations: 18 1Dept. of Biology and Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, University 19 of Maryland, College Park, MD 20 2Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 21 22 23 Corresponding Author: 24 Daniel A. Butts 25 Department of Biology 26 1210 Biology-Psychology Bldg. #144 27 University of Maryland 28 College Park, MD 20742 29 USA 30 [email protected] 31 tel: (301) 405-9890 32 fax: (801) 405-3206 33 34 Articles in PresS. J Neurophysiol (March 28, 2012). doi:10.1152/jn.01173.2011