Improved auditory spatial sensitivity in near-sighted subjects

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 159-165

  Dufour, André ^a   Gérard, Yannick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Auditory localization; Compensatory plasticity; Cross modal; Visual disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MYOPIA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL SUMMATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DEPRIVATION; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; EYE MOVEMENTS; HEARING; HUMANS; MYOPIA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUND LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0343715574     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6410(00)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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