Assessment of plasticity in the auditory pathway in cochlear implant patients with preservation of residual low frequency hearing

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1655-1657

  Sohmer, Haim ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING LOSS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HEARING; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 34447096071     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.05.066     Document Type: Editorial

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