Question 9

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Briefly explain the differences between the 'where' and 'what' auditory systems.
The auditory system must keep track of many aspects of the complex auditory scene: where sounds are occurring in space and when sounds occur are they simultaneous, or does one sound precede another?) to determine what the sound represents in terms of known auditory objects, such as speech or music or new auditory objects to be learned.

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The 'where' system: how does the brain l...

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