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auditory

[aw-di-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee-] / ˈɔ dɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i- /


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They then measured how the mice responded using a modified auditory startle test.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The computational model of a neural network mimicked the owl’s auditory map—the flow of auditory information—which helped Rumelhart derive a theory about how the owl’s system developed and worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Sleep-deprived participants had slower reactions, or missed visual and auditory cues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

To test how well the turtles hear, researchers attached noninvasive sensors to the turtles' heads and recorded the electrical activity traveling along their auditory nerves.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026

Dynamic auditory processing, musical experience and language development.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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