The gaps-in-noise test: Gap detection thresholds in normal-hearing young adults

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 238-245

  Giannela Samelli, Alessandra ^a,c   Schochat, Eliane ^b  

^a University of Guarulhos   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auditory perception; Gap detection; GIN; Psychoacoustics; Temporal resolution; Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEARING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 44649151198     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020801908244     Document Type: Article

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