Functional asymmetries of crossed and uncrossed medial olivocochlear efferent pathways in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-102

  Philibert, B ^a   Veuillet, E ^a   Collet, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Binaural; Contralateral; Ipsilateral; Olivocochlear efferents; Otoacoustic emissions; Peripheral auditory asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY LATERALIZATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEA; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; COCHLEA; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032483310     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00615-6     Document Type: Article

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