The consequences of deafness and chronic intracochlear electrical stimulation on the central auditory pathways

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 303-309

  Hardie, Natalie Anne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auditory system; Cochlear implants; Deafness; Electrical stimulation; Neural plasticity

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIRD; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0031954167     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1998.tb02356.x     Document Type: Review

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