Better hearing with cochlear implants : studies at the Research Triangle Institute / Blake S. Wilson, Michael F. Dorman.

Author/creator Wilson, Blake S., 1948-
Other author Dorman, Michael F.
Format Book
Publication InfoSan Diego : Plural Pub., ©2012.
Descriptionxiii, 453 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Overview. -- Part I. Design and evaluation of novel processing strategies: Introduction -- Comparison of analog and pulsatile coding strategies for multichannel cochlear prostheses -- New levels of speech reception with cochlear implants -- Evaluation of alternative implementations of the continuous interleaved sampling (CIS), interleaved pulses (IP), and peak picker (PP) processing strategies -- Comparison of compressed analog (CA) and continuous interleaved sampling (CIS) processors in tests with seven ineraid subjects -- Evaluation of other promising strategies -- Completion of "poor performance" series -- Auditory brainstem implant (ABI) studies -- Virtual channel interleaved sampling (VCIS) processors : initial studies with subject SR2 -- Identification of virtual channels on the basis of pitch -- Further evaluation of VCIS processors -- Design for an inexpensive but nonetheless highly effective cochlear implant system -- 22-electrode percutaneous study : results for the first five subjects -- Part II. Electrical stimulation on both sides with cochlear implants: Introduction. -- Speech reception with bilateral cochlear implants -- Sensitivities to interaural timing differences -- Pitch ranking of electrodes for 22 subjects with bilateral cochlear implants -- Part III. Combined electric and acoustic stimulation (EAS) of the auditory system: Introduction. -- Psychophysical studies relating to combined EAS -- Speech reception with combined EAS -- Part IV. Representations of temporal information with cochlear implants: Introduction. -- Temporal representations with cochlear implants -- Strategies for the repair of deficits in temporal representations with cochlear implants -- High rate studies, subject SR2 -- Appendix A. Partners in research -- Appendix B. Topics and authors for the RTI progress reports -- Appendix C. Publications resulting from the RTI projects -- Appendix D. Contents of the RTI progress reports sorted by topic.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 431-444) and index.
LCCN 2011051397
ISBN9781597562539 (alk. paper)
ISBN159756253X (alk. paper)

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