Functionality of cochlear micromechanics - As elucidated by upward spread of masking and two tone suppression

Acoustics Australia

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-42

  Sen, D ^a   Allen, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; ECHO SUPPRESSION; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

AUDITORY NEURONS; BASILAR MEMBRANE; FREQUENCY MASKER; NEURO-PHYSIOLOGICALLY;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 33744820574     PISSN: 08146039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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