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Human auditory cortical responses to pitch and to pitch strength. / Barker, Daphne; Plack, Christopher J.; Hall, Deborah A.
In: NeuroReport, Vol. 22, No. 3, 16.02.2011, p. 111-115.

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Barker, D, Plack, CJ & Hall, DA 2011, 'Human auditory cortical responses to pitch and to pitch strength', NeuroReport, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 111-115. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0b013e328342ba30

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Barker, D., Plack, C. J., & Hall, D. A. (2011). Human auditory cortical responses to pitch and to pitch strength. NeuroReport, 22(3), 111-115. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0b013e328342ba30

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Barker D, Plack CJ, Hall DA. Human auditory cortical responses to pitch and to pitch strength. NeuroReport. 2011 Feb 16;22(3):111-115. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e328342ba30

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Barker, Daphne ; Plack, Christopher J. ; Hall, Deborah A. / Human auditory cortical responses to pitch and to pitch strength. In: NeuroReport. 2011 ; Vol. 22, No. 3. pp. 111-115.

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