Modulation of auditory attention by training evidence from dichotic listening

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-52

  Soveri, Anna ^a   Tallus, Jussi ^b   Laine, Matti ^a   Nyberg, Lars ^c,d   Bäckman, Lars ^e   Hugdahl, Kenneth ^f,g   Tuomainen, Jyrki ^a,h   Westerhausen, René ^f,g   Hämäläinen, Heikki ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^g HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attentional control; Auditory attention; Dichotic listening; Executive functions; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DICHOTIC LISTENING; FEMALE; HEARING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873863217     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000172     Document Type: Article

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