Modeling aspects of speech processing in bats - Behavioral and neurophysiological studies

Speech Communication

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 179-188

  Esser, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Audio motor integration; Audio vocal learning; Auditory cortex; Communication calls; Echolocation; Electrophysiology; Frontal cortex; Hand rearing; Prefrontal cortex; Syntax processing; Vocal learning

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; LEARNING SYSTEMS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

SPEECH PROCESSING;

EID: 0037680377     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6393(02)00102-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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