Auditory cortical processing in noise in younger and older adults

Hearing, Balance and Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 182-190

  McCullagh, Jennifer ^a   Shinn, Jennifer B ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Auditory late potentials; Hearing in noise; N1; P2

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894117344     PISSN: 21695717     EISSN: 21695725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21695717.2013.855374     Document Type: Article

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