Electrical cochlear stimulation in the deaf cat: Comparisons between psychophysical and central auditory neuronal thresholds

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 2145-2162

  Beitel, Ralph E ^a,b   Snyder, Russell L ^a   Schreiner, Christoph E ^a   Raggio, Marcia W ^a   Leake, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SPATIAL SUMMATION; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034093138     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.4.2145     Document Type: Article

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