Adaptive reweighting of auditory localization cues in response to chronic unilateral earplugging in humans

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4883-4894

  Kumpik, Daniel P ^a   Kacelnik, Oliver ^a   King, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND INTENSITY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CUES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SOUND LOCALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950625138     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5488-09.2010     Document Type: Article

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