Practical model description of peripheral neural excitation in cochlear implant recipients: 1. Growth of loudness and ECAP amplitude with current

Hearing Research

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-99

  Cohen, Lawrence T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; ECAP; Loudness growth; Modeling of neural response; NRT; Temporal loudness summation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE FIBERS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TELEMETRY;

EID: 58749093626     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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