Dynamic range relations for auditory primary afferents

Hearing Research

Volumn 208, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 26-46

  Nizami, Lance ^a,b  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Dynamic range; Intensity difference limen; Signal Detection Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DYNAMICS; HEARING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CATS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HEARING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL;

EID: 26444468889     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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