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Auditory Perception of Sound Sources

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Kidd, G., Mason, C.R., Richards, V.M., Gallun, F.J., Durlach, N.I. (2008). Informational Masking. In: Yost, W.A., Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Auditory Perception of Sound Sources. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 29. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71305-2_6

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