Multipolar current focusing increases spectral resolution in cochlear implants

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 2796-2799

  Smith, Zachary M ^a   Parkinson, Wendy S ^a   Long, Christopher J ^a  

^a Research and Technology Labs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MODULATION; ELECTRODE-NEURAL INTERFACES; MONOPOLAR; NOISY CONDITIONS; PSYCHOPHYSICAL; SPECTRAL FEATURE; SPEECH UNDERSTANDING;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FOCUSING; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

AUDITION;

AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; HEARING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUND DETECTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY;

EID: 84886462203     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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