From sounds to meaning: The role of attention during auditory scene analysis

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 485-489

  Alain, Claude ^a,b,d   Bernstein, Lori J ^b,c  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Princess Margaret Hospital   (United States)

^d BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; auditory scene analysis; memory

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SOUND;

EID: 67649954763     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e32830e2096     Document Type: Review

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