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Rees, A., Langner, G. (2005). Temporal Coding in the Auditory Midbrain. In: Winer, J.A., Schreiner, C.E. (eds) The Inferior Colliculus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27083-3_12

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