Speech sound representation, perception, and plasticity: A neurophysiologic perspective

Audiology and Neuro-Otology

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 168-182

  Kraus, Nina ^a   McGee, Therese J ^a   Koch, Dawn Burton ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Evoked responses; Speech; Speech sounds; Training

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUND; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TRAINING;

AUDITORY CORTEX; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHONETICS; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031920931     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013788     Document Type: Review

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