The Effect of Side of Implantation on the Cortical Processing of Frequency Changes in Adult Cochlear Implant Users.
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SUBMITTER: Liang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7201306 | biostudies-literature | 2020
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The Effect of Side of Implantation on the Cortical Processing of Frequency Changes in Adult Cochlear Implant Users.
Liang Chun C Wenstrup Lisa H LH Samy Ravi N RN Xiang Jing J Zhang Fawen F
Frontiers in neuroscience 20200429
Cochlear implants (CI) are widely used in children and adults to restore hearing function. However, CI outcomes are vary widely. The affected factors have not been well understood. It is well known that the right and left hemispheres play different roles in auditory perception in adult normal hearing listeners. It is unknown how the implantation side may affect the outcomes of CIs. In this study, the effect of the implantation side on how the brain processes frequency changes within a sound was ...[more]
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