Current-level discrimination in the context of interleaved, multichannel stimulation in cochlear implants: Effects of number of stimulated electrodes, pulse rate, and electrode separation

JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 308-316

  Drennan, Ward R ^a,b   Pfingst, Bryan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear prosthesis; Complex sound; Intensity discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOUDNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SOUND; VOWEL;

ADULT; AGED; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33747081387     PISSN: 15253961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-006-0045-8     Document Type: Article

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