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Psychological Phenomena > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Hearing
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Hearing
... > Natural Science Disciplines > Biological Science Disciplines > Physiology > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Hearing
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Sensation > Hearing
Physiological Phenomena > Vestibulocochlear Physiological Phenomena > Hearing

Preferred term

Hearing  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Audition

Note

  • differentiate from AUDITORY PERCEPTION: auditory perception takes place in the brain, hearing takes place in the ear; PSYCHOACOUSTICS is also available; AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION is available

Scope note

  • The ability or act of sensing and transducing ACOUSTIC STIMULATION to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. It is also called audition.

In other languages

  • kuulo

    Finnish

  • auditio
  • auditus
  • kuuleminen
  • kuuloaisti
  • Hörsel

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006309

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