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Auditory coding mechanisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2011

Juergen Tonndorf
Affiliation:
(New York)

Extract

One of the first things one should do when trying to understand the origin of tinnitus (TI) is to take a look at signal transmission in the auditory system in general and at the coding mechanisms in particular.

Type
Session II. Electrical Stimulation of the Inner Ear (Chairman: J-M. Aran)
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1984

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