Auditory memories and feedback processing for vocal learning

The Auditory Cortex

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 561-575

  Amador, Ana ^a   Margoliash, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0074-6_26     Document Type: Chapter

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