Developmental plasticity in the human auditory brainstem

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4000-4007

  Johnson, Krista L ^a   Nicol, Trent ^a   Zecker, Steven G ^a   Kraus, Nina ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ABR; Auditory processing; Brainstem; Development; Plasticity; Speech encoding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CELL ACTIVITY; CHILD; CLICK; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; AGING; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN STEM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REACTION TIME; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGING; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; REACTION TIME; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 43049154900     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0012-08.2008     Document Type: Article

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