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Auditory cortex in the marsupial possum Trichosurus vulpecula

G R Gates, L M Aitkin

    Hearing Research
    |May 1, 1982
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study mapped the auditory cortex of the possum Trichosurus vulpecula, revealing a single auditory field with an unusual frequency organization unlike other mammals.

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