Auditory perceptual learning and cortical plasticity

The Auditory Cortex: A Synthesis of Human and Animal Research

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 409-428

  Irvine, Dexter ^a   Brown, Mel ^a   Martin, Russell ^b   Park, Valerie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

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EID: 84909127871     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410613066     Document Type: Chapter

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