Single-channel vibrotactile supplements to visual perception of intonation and stress

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 397-405

  Bernstein, Lynne E ^a   Eberhardt, Silvio P ^b   emorest, Marilyn E ^c  

^a The Johns Hopkins University ^*

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STRESS; TACTILE STIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHONATION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TOUCH; VIBRATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; VOICE;

EID: 0024536890     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.397690     Document Type: Article

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