A computational model of human pitch strength and height judgments

Hearing Research

Volumn 249, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 23-35

  McLachlan, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Height; Model; Neurobiological; Pitch; Strength

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HUMANS; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; NEURONS; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; PITCH PERCEPTION;

EID: 60849124193     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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