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... system we would not be as likely to make use of a sound contrast that was ... auditory signals by human listeners show that it is impossible to keep track ... auditory system would preclude the use of this system even though the ...
... system we would not be as likely to make use of a sound contrast that was ... auditory signals by human listeners show that it is impossible to keep track ... auditory system would preclude the use of this system even though the ...
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... auditory system . Hirsch ( 1959 ) and Hirsch and Sherrick ( 1961 ) carried out a series of experiments to determine the difference in time that is required for a listener to judge which of two stimuli with diverse characteristics came ...
... auditory system . Hirsch ( 1959 ) and Hirsch and Sherrick ( 1961 ) carried out a series of experiments to determine the difference in time that is required for a listener to judge which of two stimuli with diverse characteristics came ...
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... auditory system , and they apparently are not very plastic , because Capranica was not able to modify the bullfrogs ' responses over the course of an 18 - month interval . De- spite this lack of plasticity , frogs have evolved different ...
... auditory system , and they apparently are not very plastic , because Capranica was not able to modify the bullfrogs ' responses over the course of an 18 - month interval . De- spite this lack of plasticity , frogs have evolved different ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Cognitive and Communicative Factors Underlying Language | 5 |
Darwin and Negus | 21 |
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