Sensory representations, the auditory cortex, and speech perception

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 319-332

  Phillips, Dennis P ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEARING; HUMAN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032411544     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1082980     Document Type: Conference Paper

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