Cortical representation of auditory space

The Auditory Cortex

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 329-341

  King, Andrew J ^a   Middlebrooks, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84856095007     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0074-6_15     Document Type: Chapter

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