Desynchronizing responses to correlated noise: A mechanism for binaural masking level differences at the inferior colliculus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 722-734

  Palmer, Alan R ^a   Jiang, Dan ^a   Mcalpine, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; BINAURAL HEARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; GUINEA PIG; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033021358     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.722     Document Type: Article

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