Within-channel cues to comodulation masking release for single and symmetrically placed pairs of flanking bands

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2988-2997

  Goldman, Simon A ^a   Baer, Thomas ^a   Moore, Brian C J ^a  

^a University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMODULATION MASKING RELEASE; LOW-AMPLITUDE; SIGNAL FREQUENCIES; TEMPORAL FINE STRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOISE; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649604874     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.3493463     Document Type: Article

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