Unimodal and cross-modal plasticity in the 'deaf' auditory cortex

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 479-493

  Kral, Andrej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Cochlear implant; Congenital deprivation; Deaf white cat; Development; Plasticity; Sensitive periods; Top down effects

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; COCHLEA; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY DEPRIVATION;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; DEAFNESS; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 36649031044     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701383027     Document Type: Review

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