Modulation detection interference for asynchronous presentation of masker and target in listeners with normal and impaired hearing

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1588-1598

  Koopman, Jan ^a,b   Houtgast, Tammo ^c   Dreschler, Wouter A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amplitude modulation; Modulation detection interference; Sensorineural hearing loss; Temporal onset delay

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PARAMETER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

AGED; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56849129995     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/07-0075)     Document Type: Article

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