Single trial detection of human vestibular evoked myogenic potentials is determined by signal-to-noise ratio

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-59

  McAngus Todd, Neil P ^a   Rosengren, Sally M ^b   Govender, Sendhil ^b   Colebatch, James G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Signal detection; Vestibular evoked myogenic potential; Vestibular reflexes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; VESTIBULE; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK MUSCLES; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954344089     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01139.2009     Document Type: Article

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