A synthesis of auditory cortical connections: Thalamocortical, commissural and corticocortical systems

The Auditory Cortex

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 147-170

  Lee, Charles C ^a   Winer, Jeffery A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0074-6_7     Document Type: Chapter

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