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[Perceptual categories for auditory motion as reflected in mismatch negativity]

L B Shestopalova, Petropavlovskaia, S F Vaĭtulevich

    Fiziologiia Cheloveka
    |June 25, 2013
    PubMed
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    Auditory evoked responses and mismatch negativity were affected by spatial sound configurations. These findings suggest categorical perception of auditory motion in early hearing system processing.

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