Adaptation in the auditory system: An overview

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Pérez González, David ^a   Malmierca, Manuel S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Auditory nerve; Inferior colliculus; Mismatch negativity; Stimulus specific adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894288621     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2014.00019     Document Type: Review

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