Cochlear implants. Matching the prosthesis to the brain and facilitating desired plastic changes in brain function

Blake S. Wilson; Michael Dorman; Marty G. Woldorff; Debara L. Tucci

doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-53815-4.00012-1

Cochlear implants. Matching the prosthesis to the brain and facilitating desired plastic changes in brain function

Blake S. Wilson, Michael Dorman, Marty G. Woldorff, Debara L. Tucci

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Abstract

The cochlear implant (CI) is one of the great success stories of modern medicine. A high level of function is provided for most patients. However, some patients still do not achieve excellent or even good results using the present-day devices. Accumulating evidence is pointing to differences in the processing abilities of the " auditory brain" among patients as a principal contributor to this remaining and still large variability in outcomes. In this chapter, we describe a new approach to the design of CIs that takes these differences into account and thereby may improve outcomes for patients with compromised auditory brains.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	117-129
Number of pages	13
Journal	Progress in Brain Research
Volume	194
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53815-4.00012-1
State	Published - 2011

Keywords

Auditory cortex
Auditory prosthesis
Brain plasticity
Brain-machine interface
Central auditory processing
Cochlear implant
Cochlear prosthesis
Deafness
Hearing
Neural prostheses

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General Neuroscience

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