Informational masking and spatial hearing in listeners with and without unilateral hearing loss

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 511-531

  Rothpletz, Ann M ^a   Wightman, Frederic L ^a   Kistler, Doris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaural; Informational masking; Localization; Monaural; Selective listening; Spatial release from masking; Unilateral hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; HEARING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFLEX EPILEPSY; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; ENVIRONMENT; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; HEARING; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859415417     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/10-0205)     Document Type: Article

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