Loudness normalization for cochlear implant using pulse-rate modulation to convey Mandarin tonal information: A model-based study

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1236-1239

  Chen, Fei ^a   Zhang, Yuan Ting ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Electrical pulsatile stimulation; Mandarin tonal information; Pulse rate modulation

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEARING AIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUROLOGY; SOUND REPRODUCTION;

COCHLEAR IMPLANT; ELECTRICAL PULSATILE STIMULATION; MANDARIN TONAL INFORMATION; PULSE-RATE MODULATION;

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ASIAN; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; HEARING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PITCH PERCEPTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 34047152902     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259368     Document Type: Conference Paper

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