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Neuronal Development of Hearing and Language: Cochlear Implants and Critical Periods.

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Kral, A; Dorman, MF; Wilson, BS
Published in: Annu Rev Neurosci
July 8, 2019

The modern cochlear implant (CI) is the most successful neural prosthesis developed to date. CIs provide hearing to the profoundly hearing impaired and allow the acquisition of spoken language in children born deaf. Results from studies enabled by the CI have provided new insights into (a) minimal representations at the periphery for speech reception, (b) brain mechanisms for decoding speech presented in quiet and in acoustically adverse conditions, (c) the developmental neuroscience of language and hearing, and (d) the mechanisms and time courses of intramodal and cross-modal plasticity. Additionally, the results have underscored the interconnectedness of brain functions and the importance of top-down processes in perception and learning. The findings are described in this review with emphasis on the developing brain and the acquisition of hearing and spoken language.

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Annu Rev Neurosci

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1545-4126

Publication Date

July 8, 2019

Volume

42

Start / End Page

47 / 65

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Photic Stimulation
  • Neuronal Plasticity
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Learning
  • Language Development Disorders
  • Language Development
  • Humans
  • Equipment Design
  • Deafness
  • Cues
 

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Kral, A., Dorman, M. F., & Wilson, B. S. (2019). Neuronal Development of Hearing and Language: Cochlear Implants and Critical Periods. Annu Rev Neurosci, 42, 47–65. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-080317-061513
Kral, Andrej, Michael F. Dorman, and Blake S. Wilson. “Neuronal Development of Hearing and Language: Cochlear Implants and Critical Periods.Annu Rev Neurosci 42 (July 8, 2019): 47–65. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-080317-061513.
Kral A, Dorman MF, Wilson BS. Neuronal Development of Hearing and Language: Cochlear Implants and Critical Periods. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2019 Jul 8;42:47–65.
Kral, Andrej, et al. “Neuronal Development of Hearing and Language: Cochlear Implants and Critical Periods.Annu Rev Neurosci, vol. 42, July 2019, pp. 47–65. Pubmed, doi:10.1146/annurev-neuro-080317-061513.
Kral A, Dorman MF, Wilson BS. Neuronal Development of Hearing and Language: Cochlear Implants and Critical Periods. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2019 Jul 8;42:47–65.

Published In

Annu Rev Neurosci

DOI

EISSN

1545-4126

Publication Date

July 8, 2019

Volume

42

Start / End Page

47 / 65

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Photic Stimulation
  • Neuronal Plasticity
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Learning
  • Language Development Disorders
  • Language Development
  • Humans
  • Equipment Design
  • Deafness
  • Cues