Is there a critical period for cochlear implantation in congenitally deaf children? Analyses of hearing and speech perception performance after implantation

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 252-261

  Harrison, Robert V ^a   Gordon, Karen A ^a   Mount, Richard J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auditory function; Cochlear implantation; Critical period; Deaf children; Neurosensory development; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LEARNING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 17844383723     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20052     Document Type: Review

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