ABSTRACT

Understanding human hearing is not only a scientific challenge but also a problem of growing social and political importance, given the steadily increasing numbers of people with hearing deficits or even deafness. This book is about the highest level of hearing in humans and other mammals. It brings together studies of both humans and animals thereby giving a more profound understanding of the concepts, approaches, techniques, and knowledge of the auditory cortex. All of the most up-to-date procedures of non-invasive imaging are employed in the research that is described.

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PART I: AUDITORY CORTICAL FIELDS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

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PART II: CODING OF SOUNDS

chapter 12|4 pages

INTRODUCTION: CODING OF SOUNDS

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PART III: PLASTICITY, LEARNING, AND COGNITION