The effects of stochastic neural activity in a model predicting intensity perception with cochlear implants: Low-rate stimulation

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1393-1404

  Brace, Ian C ^a   White, Mark W ^a   Irlicht, Laurence S ^a   O'Leary, Stephen J ^a   Clark, Graeme M ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory nerve; Cochlear implant; Dynamic range; Functional electrical stimulation; Intensity difference limen (IDL); Psychophysics; Stochastic model; Threshold; Uncomfortable loudness

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOM PROCESSES; SIGNAL DETECTION;

INTENSITY DIFFERENCE LIMEN (IDL); LOUDNESS;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR NERVE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; NERVE STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0033485676     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.804567     Document Type: Article

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