Subcortical neural synchrony and absolute thresholds predict frequency discrimination independently

JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 757-766

  Marmel, F ^a   Linley, D ^a   Carlyon, R P ^b   Gockel, H E ^b   Hopkins, K ^a   Plack, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age; FFR; neural phase locking; pitch perception; sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEA; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; PITCH PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESBYCUSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884280166     PISSN: 15253961     EISSN: 14387573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-013-0402-3     Document Type: Article

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