Abstract
A basic finding in developmental neurophysiology is that some areas of the cortex cortical areas will reorganize following a period of stimulus deprivation. In this review, we discuss mainly electroencephalography (EEG) studies of normal and deprivation-induced abnormal development of the central auditory pathways in children and in animal models.We describe age cut-off for sensitive periods for central auditory development in congenitally deaf children who are fitted with a cochlear implant. We speculate on mechanisms of decoupling and reorganization which may underlie the end of the sensitive period. Finally, we describe new magentoencephalography (MEG) evidence of somatosensory cross-modal plasticity following long-term auditory deprivation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 494-499 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Audiology |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2007 |
Keywords
- Central auditory development
- Cochlear implants
- Cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEP)
- Cross-modal plasticity
- Magentoencephalography (MEG)
- P1
- Plasticity
- Reorganization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language
- Speech and Hearing