Rapid bilateral improvement in auditory cortex activity in postlingually deafened adults following cochlear implantation. Issue 3 (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sandmann, Pascale; Plotz, Karsten; Hauthal, Nadine; de Vos, Maarten; Schönfeld, Rüdiger; Debener, Stefan
• Is Part Of: Clinical neurophysiology. Volume 126:Issue 3(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 594
• Page End: 607
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Neurophysiology -- Periodicals; Electroencephalography -- Periodicals; Electromyography -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.06.029
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1388-2457

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st100">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0210">Postlingually deafened adult cochlear-implant (CI) users showed remarkable changes in auditory cortex response after initial CI processor setup.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0215">Experience-related changes occurred in the contralateral and ipsilateral auditory cortex to the CI and were most pronounced over the first eight weeks of CI experience.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0220">Long duration of auditory deprivation was related to limited cortical adaptation after implantation.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>