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This chapter provides a succinct description of the entire mammalian central auditory system—an overview, before we embark on the specific, highly detailed chapters which follow. It also emphasizes what is known of the structure of the human central auditory pathways, including how they arc similar and how dissimilar to those of other mammals.
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Webster, D.B. (1992). An Overview of Mammalian Auditory Pathways with an Emphasis on Humans. In: Webster, D.B., Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neuroanatomy. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4416-5_1
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