Sending Sound to the Brain

  • J. P. Rauschecker
    Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
  • R. V. Shannon
    Department of Auditory Implants and Perception, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA.

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<jats:p>The cochlear implant, a microelectrode array that directly stimulates the auditory nerve, has greatly benefited many individuals with profound deafness. Deaf patients without an intact auditory nerve may be helped by the next generation of auditory prostheses: surface or penetrating auditory brainstem implants that bypass the auditory nerve and directly stimulate auditory processing centers in the brainstem.</jats:p>

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  • Science

    Science 295 (5557), 1025-1029, 2002-02-08

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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