The auditory brainstem is a barometer of rapid auditory learning

Neuroscience

Volumn 243, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-114

  Skoe, E ^a,c,e   Krizman, J ^a,b,c,e   Spitzer, E ^a,c,e   Kraus, N ^a,c,d,e  

^a Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory   (United States)

^b Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics Laboratory   (United States)

^c Department of Communication Sciences ^*  (United States)

^d Institute for Neuroscience   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Brainstem; Statistical learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM; AUDITORY TRAINING; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MACHINE LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SOUND; STATISTICAL LEARNING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN STEM; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877834950     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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