Auditory objects of attention: The role of interaural time differences

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 617-629

  Darwin, C J ^a   Hukin, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHONETICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033144658     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.25.3.617     Document Type: Article

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