Development of the auditory cortex

The Auditory Cortex

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 443-463

  Kral, Andrej ^a   Pallas, Sarah L ^b  

^a Institute of Audioneurotechnology Department of Experimental Otology ENT Clinics   (Germany)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0074-6_21     Document Type: Chapter

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