Function and plasticity of the medial olivocochlear system in musicians: A review

Hearing Research

Volumn 308, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-40

  Perrot, Xavier ^a,b,c,d   Collet, Lionel ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b LYON NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ATTENTION; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY SYSTEM; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; COGNITION; HEARING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDIAL OLIVOCOCHLEAR SYSTEM; MUSICIAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMODULATION; NOISE INJURY; NONHUMAN; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SOUND DETECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COCHLEA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HEARING; HUMANS; MUSIC; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NOISE; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; SOUND; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84892373326     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2013.08.010     Document Type: Review

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