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Developmental Hearing Loss Disrupts Synaptic Inhibition: Implications for Auditory Processing

Anne E Takesiana Center for Neural Science, New York University, NY10003, USA Tel.: +1 212 998 3914 Fax: +1 212 995 [email protected]View further author information
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Vibhakar C Kotakb Center for Neural Science, New York University, NY10003, USA Tel.: +1 212 998 3916 Fax: +1 212 995 [email protected]View further author information
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Dan H Sanesc Center for Neural Science & Department of Biology, New York University, NY10003, USA Tel.: +1 212 998 3924 Fax: +1 212 994 [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 331-349 | Published online: 23 Apr 2009

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