A sensitive period for the development of the central auditory system in children with cochlear implants: Implications for age of implantation

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 532-539

  Sharma, Anu ^a   Dorman, Michael F ^b   Spahr, Anthony J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY;

EID: 0036898528     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-200212000-00004     Document Type: Article

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