Perceptual learning evidence for tuning to spectrotemporal modulation in the human auditory system

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 6542-6549

  Sabin, Andrew T ^a   Eddins, David A ^b,c   Wright, Beverly A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND DETECTION; SPECTROTEMPORAL MODULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860675793     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5732-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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