Effects of activation of the efferent system on psychophysical tuning curves as a function of signal frequency

Hearing Research

Volumn 240, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 93-101

  Vinay, ^a   Moore, Brian C J ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF SPEECH AND HEARING   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contralateral stimulation; Efferent system; Psychophysical tuning curves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TUNING CURVE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PITCH PERCEPTION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS;

EID: 44649114645     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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