Sound signal recognition and processing of central auditory neurons

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 499-505

  Li, Yang ^a   Tang, Jia ^a   Fu, Ziying ^a   Chen, Qicai ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Central auditory neurons; Sound signal processing; Sound signal recognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79960239992     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1206.2010.00562     Document Type: Article

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