The role of working memory in dichotic-listening studies of auditory laterality

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 959-966

  Penner, Iris Katharina ^a   Schlafli, Katrin ^a   Opwis, Klaus ^a   Hugdahl, Kenneth ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dichotic listening; Lateralization; Memory load; Right ear advantage; Serial position; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DICHOTIC LISTENING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; REACTION TIME; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949120305     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390902766895     Document Type: Article

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