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Spectral and Intensity Coding in the Auditory Midbrain

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Ehret, G., Schreiner, C.E. (2005). Spectral and Intensity Coding in the Auditory Midbrain. In: Winer, J.A., Schreiner, C.E. (eds) The Inferior Colliculus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27083-3_11

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