Structural organization of the ascending auditory pathway

The Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science The Auditory Brain

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Malmierca, Manuel S ^a   Hackett, Troy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic signals; Ascending auditory system; Frequency range; Hearing impairment; Structural organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923643358     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199233281.013.0002     Document Type: Chapter

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