Effects of phase duration and pulse rate on loudness and pitch percepts in the first auditory midbrain implant patients: Comparison to cochlear implant and auditory brainstem implant results

Neuroscience

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 370-380

  Lim, H H ^a   Lenarz, T ^a   Joseph, G ^a   Battmer, R D ^a   Patrick, J F ^b   Lenarz, M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Research and Technology Labs   (Australia)

Author keywords

auditory prosthesis; chronaxie; deep brain stimulation; inferior colliculus; loudness; rate pitch

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANT; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; HEARING; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE STIMULATION; PARAMETER; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANTS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; PITCH PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44749092399     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.02.041     Document Type: Article

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