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Small Cochlear Damage Causes Unmasking and Plasticity in Supra-Threshold Cortical Responses

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Plasticity and Signal Representation in the Auditory System

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Rajan, R. (2005). Small Cochlear Damage Causes Unmasking and Plasticity in Supra-Threshold Cortical Responses. 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_13

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