An investigation of the use of band-limited chirp stimuli to obtain the auditory brainstem response

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 271-278

  Bell, Steven L ^a   Allen, Robert ^a   Lutman, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response (ABR); Auditory evoked potential (AEP); Band limited; Chirp; Frequency specific; Objective thresholds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BAND LIMITED CHIRP STIMULUS; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEFORM; ADOLESCENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0036637117     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020209077186     Document Type: Article

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