Statistical computations over a speech stream in a rodent

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 867-875

  Toro, Juan M ^a,b   Trobalón, Josep B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

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EID: 27844484322     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193539     Document Type: Review

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