Sensory systems: auditory action streams?

Timothy D Griffiths

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.03.007

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Sensory systems: auditory action streams?

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Sensory systems: auditory action streams?

Timothy D Griffiths

Current biology, Vol.18(9), pp.R387-R388

05/06/2008

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.03.007

PMID: 18460320

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Abstract

The visual system is suggested to have two main processing streams, dorsal and ventral, the former being an 'action stream' concerned with motor responses, as opposed to perception. Two recent studies suggest the existence of a comparable mechanism in the auditory system.

Animals

Humans

Motor Activity - physiology

Phonation - physiology

Pitch Discrimination - physiology

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Title: Subtitle: Sensory systems: auditory action streams?
Creators: Timothy D Griffiths - Newcastle University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Current biology, Vol.18(9), pp.R387-R388
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.03.007
PMID: 18460320
ISSN: 0960-9822
eISSN: 1879-0445
Language: English
Date published: 05/06/2008
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984627298802771

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