Processing of vocalizations in humans and monkeys: A comparative fMRI study

@article{Joly2012ProcessingOV,
  title={Processing of vocalizations in humans and monkeys: A comparative fMRI study},
  author={Olivier Joly and Christophe Pallier and F. Ramus and Daniel Pressnitzer and Wim Vanduffel and Guy A. Orban},
  journal={NeuroImage},
  year={2012},
  volume={62},
  pages={1376-1389}
}
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