Learning to discriminate interaural time differences: An exploratory study with amplitude-modulated stimuli

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 513-520

  Rowan, Daniel ^a   Lutman, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilateral cochlear implants; Discrimination; Interaural time difference (ITD); Learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BINAURAL HEARING; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIMULATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 33749258188     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020600801434     Document Type: Article

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