Temporal interaction in electrical hearing elucidates auditory nerve dynamics in humans

Hearing Research

Volumn 299, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-18

  Karg, S A ^a   Lackner, C ^b   Hemmert, W ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY FEEDBACK; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COCHLEAR NERVE; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; DEAFNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874730655     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2013.01.015     Document Type: Article

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