Olivocochlear efferent function: Issues regarding methods and the interpretation of results

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Guinan Jr , John J ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Auditory psychophysics; Medial olivocochlear; MOC; Olivocochlear efferents; Task difficulty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905978866     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00142     Document Type: Article

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