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CSHL scientists make progress in determining how the brain selectively interprets sound
01-29-2008 · EurekAlert!Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have reported new findings about how the mammalian brain interprets and fashions representations of sound that may help explain how we are able to focus on one particular sound among many in noisy environments such as offices or cocktail parties.
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