Basis of electrical stimulation of the cochlea and the cochlear nucleus

Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2006, Pages 186-205

  Shepherd, Robert K ^a,c   McCreery, Douglas B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c BIONIC EAR INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MICROELECTRODES; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748356707     PISSN: 00653071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000094652     Document Type: Review

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