Perception of musical timbre by cochlear implant listeners: a multidimensional scaling study

• Published in: Ear and hearing Vol. 34; no. 4; p. 426
• Main Authors: Macherey, Olivier, Delpierre, Alexia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Auditory Perception - physiology; Case-Control Studies; Cochlear Implantation; Cochlear Implants; Cues; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - surgery; Humans; Middle Aged; Music; Psychoacoustics; Recognition (Psychology); Young Adult

Several studies have shown that the ability to identify the timbre of musical instruments is reduced in cochlear implant (CI) users compared with normal-hearing (NH) listeners. However, most of these studies have focused on tasks that require specific musical knowledge. In contrast, the present stud...