Human echolocation: Pitch versus loudness information

Perception

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 840-852

  Schenkman, Bo N ^a,b   Nilsson, Mats E ^c  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 80053065117     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p6898     Document Type: Article

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