Training sound localization in normal hearing listeners with and without a unilateral ear plug

Hearing Research

Volumn 280, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 100-108

  Irving, Samuel ^a   Moore, David R ^a  

^a MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; SOUND LOCALIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING;

EID: 80053053712     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2011.04.020     Document Type: Article

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