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Vocalization: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 06, 2026
Invalidated site: PNAS - Neural representations of the content and production of human vocalization. Oct 01, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Neural representations of the content and production of human vocalization. Mar 07, 2024
Add new Web site: HyperPhysics - Vocal Sound Production. Oct 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Vocalization Playback in Mice. Jun 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Nature - Novel vocalizations are understood across cultures. Apr 04, 2023
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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