Hierarchical representations in the auditory cortex
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Hierarchical representations in the auditory cortex.
Understanding the neural mechanisms of invariant object recognition remains one of the major unsolved problems in neuroscience. A common solution that is thought to be employed by diverse sensory systems is to create hierarchical representations of increasing complexity and tolerance. However, in the mammalian auditory system many aspects of this hierarchical organization remain undiscovered, i...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Neurobiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0959-4388
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2011.05.027