A novel model-based hearing compensation design using a gradient-free optimization method

Neural Computation

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2648-2671

  Chen, Zhe ^a   Becker, Suzanna ^a   Bondy, Jeff ^a   Bruce, Ian C ^a   Haykin, Simon ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COCHLEAR NERVE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; COCHLEAR NERVE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER);

HEARING AIDS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

AUDITORY NERVES; COMPENSATION DESIGNS; COMPENSATION STRATEGY; GRADIENT-FREE OPTIMIZATIONS; HEARING-AIDS; MODEL-BASED OPC; NERVE MODELS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA;

AUDITION;

EID: 27144558635     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: 1530888X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089976605774320575     Document Type: Article

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