Sound location: Monaural cues and spectral cues for elevation

The Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science The Auditory Brain

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  May, Bradford J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Auditory pathway; Monaural sound localization; Neural integration patterns; Spectral processing

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EID: 84923673015     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199233281.013.0013     Document Type: Chapter

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