How learning to abstract shapes neural sound representations

The transformation of acoustic signals into abstract perceptual representations is the essence of the efficient and goal-directed neural processing of sounds in complex natural environments. While the human and animal auditory system is perfectly equipped to process the spectrotemporal sound feature...

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Main Authors: Anke eLey, Jean eVroomen, Elia eFormisano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2014.00132/full