Alternative pulse shapes in electrical hearing

Hearing Research

Volumn 242, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 154-163

  van Wieringen, Astrid ^a   Macherey, Olivier ^a,b   Carlyon, Robert P ^b   Deeks, John M ^b   Wouters, Jan ^a  

^a KU LEUVEN UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric pulse shapes; Auditory prosthesis; Cochlear implant; Pulse polarity; Spatial selectivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DYNAMICS; EXCITATION; HEARING; LOUDNESS; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MICROELECTRODES; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 48449103708     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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