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Rewiring Cortex: Functional Plasticity of the Auditory Cortex during Development

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Newton, J.R., Sur, M. (2005). Rewiring Cortex: Functional Plasticity of the Auditory Cortex during Development. In: Syka, J., Merzenich, M.M. (eds) Plasticity and Signal Representation in the Auditory System. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23181-1_11

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