Cognitive task demands modulate the sensitivity of the human cochlea

Recent studies lead to the conclusion that focused attention, through the activity of corticofugal and medial olivocochlear efferent pathways, modulates activity at the most peripheral aspects of the auditory system within the cochlea. In two experiments we investigated the effects of different inte...

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Main Authors: David W Smith, Rony K Aouad, Andreas eKeil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00030/full