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'What' and 'where' processing in auditory cortex

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Tracing of auditory cortical connections suggests that the primate auditory system, like the visual and somatosensory systems, may be organized into 'what' and 'where' pathways.

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Figure 1: Projections to the prefrontal cortex from auditory cortex and auditory-related fields of the superior temporal gyrus.

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Kaas, J., Hackett, T. 'What' and 'where' processing in auditory cortex. Nat Neurosci 2, 1045–1047 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/15967

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