Auditory sensory memory and working memory processes in children with normal hearing and cochlear implants

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 65-76

  Watson, D R ^a,d   Titterington, J ^b   Henry, A ^c   Toner, J G ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory sensory memory; Cochlear implant, children; Mismatch negativity; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MISMATCH NEGATIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY MEMORY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM;

EID: 33846794694     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097793     Document Type: Article

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