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Central Mechanisms Relevant to the Neural Analysis of Simple and Complex Sounds

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Zeichenerkennung durch biologische und technische Systeme / Pattern Recognition in Biological and Technical Systems

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This paper will attempt to summarize some of the neurophysiological findings judged to be pertinent to the problem of pattern recognition in the auditory system. The field will be restricted to single neurone (micro-electrode) studies in the mammalian nervous system, and will concentrate on those neural mechanisms central to the cochlear nerve, extending to the primary auditory cortex (Fig. 1). The vast majority of the data are from the cat unless otherwise specified. More complete reviews of auditory physiology are to be found elsewhere (e.g. [80; 68]).

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Evans, E.F. (1971). Central Mechanisms Relevant to the Neural Analysis of Simple and Complex Sounds. In: Grüsser, OJ., Klinke, R. (eds) Zeichenerkennung durch biologische und technische Systeme / Pattern Recognition in Biological and Technical Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65175-5_30

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