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An Overview of Mammalian Auditory Pathways with an Emphasis on Humans

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The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neuroanatomy

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 1))

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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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  1. Douglas B. Webster
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  1. Kresge Hearing Research Laboratory of the South Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Louisiana State University, 70112-2234, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Douglas B. Webster

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, MD, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

  3. Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology, Loyola University of Chicago, 60626, Chicago, IL, USA

    Richard R. Fay

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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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