Gap detection deficits in humans with tinnitus as assessed with the acoustic startle paradigm: Does tinnitus fill in the gap?

Hearing Research

Volumn 295, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-23

  Fournier, Philippe ^a,b   Hébert, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

2; DB; HL; Hz; ISI; ITI; Min; Ms; MV; PPI; S; SEM; SL; SPL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FACILITATION; FEMALE; GAP STARTLE PARADIGM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LOUDNESS; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; MALE; PITCH; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STARTLE REFLEX; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TINNITUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BLINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SENSORY GATING; STARTLE REACTION; TINNITUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871993394     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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