The effects of limited bandwidth and noise on verbal processing time and word recall in normal-hearing children

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 585-591

  McCreery, Ryan W ^a   Stelmachowicz, Patricia G ^a  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NOISE; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REACTION TIME; RECALL; REFERENCE VALUE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NOISE; PHONETICS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84883742100     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31828576e2     Document Type: Article

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