Neural plasticity expressed in central auditory structures with and without tinnitus

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MAY 2012, 2012, Pages

  Roberts, Larry E ^a   Bosnyak, Daniel J ^a   Thompson, David C ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auditory system; EEG; Neural plasticity; Sensory training; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; AUDITORY RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX; STEADY STATE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TINNITUS; WAVEFORM;

EID: 84865028506     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2012.00040     Document Type: Article

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