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Comparative Organization of Mammalian Auditory Cortex

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Comparative Studies of Hearing in Vertebrates

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A range of species will be discussed here. Domestic cats, however, will receive the most attention since most of the research on auditory cortex has used them as experimental animals.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 720 Rutland Ave., 21205, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Moïse H. Goldstein Jr.

  2. Health Care Technology Center, University of Missouri, 65201, Columbia, Missouri, USA

    Paul L. Knight

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    Arthur N. Popper

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    Richard R. Fay

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Goldstein, M.H., Knight, P.L. (1980). Comparative Organization of Mammalian Auditory Cortex. In: Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Comparative Studies of Hearing in Vertebrates. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8074-0_13

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