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The signal perceived by the ear is the sound wave. The physical description of this phenomenon is called acoustics. The anatomical, biochemical, and physiological processes of hearing are called auditory processes.

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Zenner, HP. (1996). Hearing. In: Greger, R., Windhorst, U. (eds) Comprehensive Human Physiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60946-6_36

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