Parts of the inner ear that process sounds such as speech and music seem to work differently than other parts of the inner ear, researchers have discovered. Researchers have found that the parts of ...

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Researchers have found that the parts of the inner ear that process sounds such as speech and music seem to work differently than other parts of the inner ear. Researchers from Linköping University ...