A matter of time: internal delays in binaural processing

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 70-78

  Joris, Philip ^a   Yin, Tom C T ^b  

^a KU LEUVEN UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; BINAURAL HEARING; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND TRANSMISSION; TIME;

ANIMALS; AXONS; COCHLEA; EAR; HEARING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; REACTION TIME; SOUND LOCALIZATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846512911     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2006.12.004     Document Type: Review

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