Different patterns of perceptual learning on spectral modulation detection between older hearing-impaired and younger normal-hearing adults

JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-294

  Sabin, Andrew T ^a   Clark, Cynthia A ^a   Eddins, David A ^b,c   Wright, Beverly A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; frequency selectivity; hearing impairment; perceptual learning; plasticity; spectral modulation; training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOACOUSTICS;

EID: 84879601913     PISSN: 15253961     EISSN: 14387573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-012-0363-y     Document Type: Article

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