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This chapter provides an introduction to the physiological mechanisms underlying audition. We first consider the physical properties of sound, then examine the processing of acoustic input by the peripheral auditory system, and then explore the central auditory system.
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Yin, T.C.T. (2003). Audition. In: Conn, P.M. (eds) Neuroscience in Medicine. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-371-2_24
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