Cochlear implants and brain plasticity

Hearing Research

Volumn 238, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 110-117

  Fallon, James B ^a,b   Irvine, Dexter R F ^a,c   Shepherd, Robert K ^a,b  

^a BIONIC EAR INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Faculty of Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Cochleotopy; Electrical stimulation; Plasticity; Reorganisation

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BRAIN MAPPING; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PITCH PERCEPTION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 40749091213     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2007.08.004     Document Type: Review

References (93)

1. Bao S., Chang E.F., Woods J., and Merzenich M.M. Temporal plasticity in the primary auditory cortex induced by operant perceptual learning. Nat. Neurosci. 7 (2004) 974-981
2. Berthezene Y., Truy E., Morgon A., Giard M.H., Hermier M., Franconi J.M., and Froment J.C. Auditory cortex activation in deaf subjects during cochlear electrical stimulation. Evaluation by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Invest. Radiol. 32 (1997) 297-301
3. Blamey P., Arndt P., Bergeron F., Bredberg G., Brimacombe J., Facer G., Larky J., Lindstrom B., Nedzelski J., Peterson A., Shipp D., Staller S., and Whitford L. Factors affecting auditory performance of postlinguistically deaf adults using cochlear implants. Audiol. Neurootol. 1 (1996) 293-306
4. Blamey P.J., Sarant J.Z., Paatsch L.E., Barry J.G., Bow C.P., Wales R.J., Wright M., Psarros C., Rattigan K., and Tooher R. Relationships among speech perception, production, language, hearing loss, and age in children with impaired hearing. J. Speech. Lang. Hear. Res. 44 (2001) 264-285
5. Busby P.A., and Clark G.M. Gap detection by early-deafened cochlear-implant subjects. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 105 (1999) 1841-1852
6. Busby P.A., and Clark G.M. Electrode discrimination by early-deafened subjects using the cochlear limited multiple-electrode cochlear implant. Ear Hear. 21 (2000) 291-304
7. Busby P.A., and Plant K.L. Dual electrode stimulation using the nucleus CI24RE cochlear implant: electrode impedance and pitch ranking studies. Ear Hear. 26 (2005) 504-511
8. Busby P.A., Tong Y.C., and Clark G.M. Psychophysical studies using a multiple-electrode cochlear implant in patients who were deafened early in life. Audiology 31 (1992) 95-111
9. Busby P.A., Tong Y.C., and Clark G.M. Electrode position, repetition rate, and speech perception by early- and late-deafened cochlear implant patients. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 93 (1993) 1058-1067
10. Calford M.B. Dynamic representational plasticity in sensory cortex. Neuroscience 111 (2002) 709-738
11. Cohen L.T., Saunders E., and Clark G.M. Psychophysics of a prototype peri-modiolar cochlear implant electrode array. Hear. Res. 155 (2001) 63-81
12. Dallos P., and Harris D. Properties of auditory nerve responses in absence of outer hair cells. J. Neurophysiol. 41 (1978) 365-383
13. Dawson P.W., Blamey P.J., Rowland L.C., Dettman S.J., Clark G.M., Busby P.A., Brown A.M., Dowell R.C., and Rickards F.W. Cochlear implants in children, adolescents, and prelinguistically deafened adults: speech perception. J. Speech Hear. Res. 35 (1992) 401-417
14. Dettman S.J., Pinder D., Briggs R.J., Dowell R.C., and Leigh J.R. Communication development in children who receive the cochlear implant younger than 12 months: risks versus benefits. Ear Hear. 28 (2007) 11S-18S
15. Dinse H.R., Reuter G., Cords S.M., Godde B., Hilger T., and Lenarz T. Optical imaging of cat auditory cortical organization after electrical stimulation of a multichannel cochlear implant: differential effects of acute and chronic stimulation. Am. J. Otol. 18 (1997) S17-S18
16. Dinse H.R., Godde B., Reuter G., Cords S.M., and Hilger T. Auditory cortical plasticity under operation: reorganization of auditory cortex induced by electric cochlear stimulation reveals adaptation to altered sensory input statistics. Speech Commun. 41 (2003) 201-219
17. Dowell R.C., Dettman S.J., Blamey P.J., Barker E.J., and Clark G.M. Speech perception in children using cochlear implants: prediction of long-term outcomes. Cochlear Impl. Int. 3 (2002) 1-18
18. Eddington D.K., Dobelle W.H., Brackmann D.E., Mladejovsky M.G., and Parkin J.L. Auditory prostheses research with multiple channel intracochlear stimulation in man. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 87 (1978) 1-39
19. Eggermont J.J., and Ponton C.W. Auditory-evoked potential studies of cortical maturation in normal hearing and implanted children: correlations with changes in structure and speech perception. Acta Otolaryngol. 123 (2003) 249-252
20. Fallon, J.B., Irvine, D.R.F., Coco, A., Donley, L.M., Millard, R.E., Shepherd, R.K., 2007a. Cochlear implantation influences the cochleotopic organisation of the primary auditory cortex in the deafened cat. In: Santi, P.A. (Ed.), Thirteenth Annual Mid Winter Research Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, vol. 30. Denver, p. 219.
21. Fallon, J.B., Irvine, D.R.F., Coco, A., Donley, L.M., Millard, R.E., Shepherd, R.K., 2007b. Cochlear implantation influences the temporal responsiveness of the primary auditory cortex in the deafened cat. In: Santi, P.A. (Ed.), Thirteenth Annual Mid Winter Research Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, vol. 30. Denver, p. 160.
22. Finney E.M., Fine I., and Dobkins K.R. Visual stimuli activate auditory cortex in the deaf. Nat. Neurosci. 4 (2001) 1171-1173
23. Fryauf-Bertschy H., Tyler R.S., Kelsay D.M., Gantz B.J., and Woodworth G.G. Cochlear implant use by prelingually deafened children: the influences of age at implant and length of device use. J. Speech Lang. Hear. Res. 40 (1997) 183-199
24. Fu Q.J., and Shannon R.V. Frequency mapping in cochlear implants. Ear Hear. 23 (2002) 339-348
25. Gantz B.J., Woodworth G.G., Knutson J.F., Abbas P.J., and Tyler R.S. Multivariate predictors of audiological success with multichannel cochlear implants. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 102 (1993) 909-916
26. Gantz B.J., Turner C., Gfeller K.E., and Lowder M.W. Preservation of hearing in cochlear implant surgery: advantages of combined electrical and acoustical speech processing. Laryngoscope 115 (2005) 796-802
27. Giraud A.L., Truy E., and Frackowiak R. Imaging plasticity in cochlear implant patients. Audiol. Neurootol. 6 (2001) 381-393
28. Govaerts P.J., De Beukelaer C., Daemers K., De Ceulaer G., Yperman M., Somers T., Schatteman I., and Offeciers F.E. Outcome of cochlear implantation at different ages from 0 to 6 years. Otol. Neurotol. 23 (2002) 885-890
29. Green K.M., Julyan P.J., Hastings D.L., and Ramsden R.T. Auditory cortical activation and speech perception in cochlear implant users: effects of implant experience and duration of deafness. Hear. Res. 205 (2005) 184-192
30. Hari R., Pelizzone M., Makela J.P., Hallstrom J., Huttunen J., and Knuutila J. Neuromagnetic responses from a deaf subject to stimuli presented through a multichannel cochlear prosthesis. Ear Hear. 9 (1988) 148-152
31. Hartmann R., Shepherd R.K., Heid S., and Klinke R. Response of the primary auditory cortex to electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in the congenitally deaf white cat. Hear. Res. 112 (1997) 115-133
32. Henry B.A., McKay C.M., McDermott H.J., and Clark G.M. The relationship between speech perception and electrode discrimination in cochlear implantees. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 108 (2000) 1269-1280
33. Hensch T.K. Critical period regulation. Ann. Rev. Neurosci. 27 (2004) 549-579
34. Herzog H., Lamprecht A., Kuhn A., Roden W., Vosteen K.H., and Feinendegen L.E. Cortical activation in profoundly deaf patients during cochlear implant stimulation demonstrated by H2(15)O PET. J. Comput. Assist. Tomogr. 15 (1991) 369-375
35. Hickok G., Bellugi U., and Klima E.S. The basis of the neural organization for language: evidence from sign language aphasia. Rev. Neurosci. 8 (1997) 205-222
36. Irvine D.R. Auditory cortical plasticity: does it provide evidence for cognitive processing in the auditory cortex?. Hear. Res. 229 (2007) 158-170
37. Irvine D.R.F., and Wright B.A. Plasticity in spectral processing. In: Malmiercan M., and Irvine D.R.F. (Eds). Auditory Spectral Processing (2005), Elsevier Academic, San Diego 435-472
38. Ito J. Auditory cortex activities in severely hearing-impaired and cochlear implant patients. Positron emission tomographic study. Adv. Otorhinolaryngol. 48 (1993) 29-34
39. Ito J., Sakakibara J., Iwasaki Y., and Yonekura Y. Positron emission tomography of auditory sensation in deaf patients and patients with cochlear implants. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 102 (1993) 797-801
40. Kaas J.H., and Florence S.L. Reorganization of sensory and motor systems in adults mammals after injury. In: Kaas J.H. (Ed). The Mutable Brain (2001), Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam 165-242
41. Kiefer J., Pok M., Adunka O., Sturzebecher E., Baumgartner W., Schmidt M., Tillein J., Ye Q., and Gstoettner W. Combined electric and acoustic stimulation of the auditory system: results of a clinical study. Audiol. Neurootol. 10 (2005) 134-144
42. Kirk K.I., Miyamoto R.T., Lento C.L., Ying E., O'Neill T., and Fears B. Effects of age at implantation in young children. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 189 Suppl. (2002) 69-73
43. Klinke R., Kral A., Heid S., Tillein J., and Hartmann R. Recruitment of the auditory cortex in congenitally deaf cats by long-term cochlear electrostimulation. Science 285 (1999) 1729-1733
44. Klinke R., Hartmann R., Heid S., Tillein J., and Kral A. Plastic changes in the auditory cortex of congenitally deaf cats following cochlear implantation. Audiol. Neurootol. 6 (2001) 203-206
45. Kral A., and Tillein J. Brain plasticity under cochlear implant stimulation. Adv. Otorhinolaryngol. 64 (2006) 89-108
46. Kral A., Hartmann R., Tillein J., Heid S., and Klinke R. Congenital auditory deprivation reduces synaptic activity within the auditory cortex in a layer-specific manner. Cereb. Cortex 10 (2000) 714-726
47. Kral A., Hartmann R., Tillein J., Heid S., and Klinke R. Delayed maturation and sensitive periods in the auditory cortex. Audiol. Neurootol. 6 (2001) 346-362
48. Kral A., Hartmann R., Tillein J., Heid S., and Klinke R. Hearing after congenital deafness: central auditory plasticity and sensory deprivation. Cereb. Cortex 12 (2002) 797-807
49. Kral A., Schroder J.H., Klinke R., and Engel A.K. Absence of cross-modal reorganization in the primary auditory cortex of congenitally deaf cats. Exp. Brain Res. 153 (2003) 605-613
50. Kral A., Tillein J., Heid S., Hartmann R., and Klinke R. Postnatal cortical development in congenital auditory deprivation. Cereb. Cortex 15 (2005) 552-562
51. Kral A., Tillein J., Heid S., Klinke R., and Hartmann R. Cochlear implants: cortical plasticity in congenital deprivation. Prog. Brain Res. 157 (2006) 283-313
52. Lazeyras F., Boex C., Sigrist A., Seghier M.L., Cosendai G., Terrier F., and Pelizzone M. Functional MRI of auditory cortex activated by multisite electrical stimulation of the cochlea. Neuroimage 17 (2002) 1010-1017
53. Leake P.A., Snyder R.L., Rebscher S.J., Moore C.M., and Vollmer M. Plasticity in central representations in the inferior colliculus induced by chronic single- vs. two-channel electrical stimulation by a cochlear implant after neonatal deafness. Hear. Res. 147 (2000) 221-241
54. Lee D.S., Lee J.S., Oh S.H., Kim S.K., Kim J.W., Chung J.K., Lee M.C., and Kim C.S. Cross-modal plasticity and cochlear implants. Nature 409 (2001) 149-150
55. Lee H.J., Giraud A.L., Kang E., Oh S.H., Kang H., Kim C.S., and Lee D.S. Cortical activity at rest predicts cochlear implantation outcome. Cereb. Cortex 17 (2007) 909-917
56. Leung J., Wang N.Y., Yeagle J.D., Chinnici J., Bowditch S., Francis H.W., and Niparko J.K. Predictive models for cochlear implantation in elderly candidates. Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 131 (2005) 1049-1054
57. Moog J.S., and Geers A.E. Epilogue: major findings, conclusions and implications for deaf education. Ear Hear. 24 (2003) 121S-125S
58. Moore C.M., Vollmer M., Leake P.A., Snyder R.L., and Rebscher S.J. The effects of chronic intracochlear electrical stimulation on inferior colliculus spatial representation in adult deafened cats. Hear. Res. 164 (2002) 82-96
59. Naito Y., Hirano S., Honjo I., Okazawa H., Ishizu K., Takahashi H., Fujiki N., Shiomi Y., Yonekura Y., and Konishi J. Sound-induced activation of auditory cortices in cochlear implant users with post- and pre-lingual deafness demonstrated by positron emission tomography. Acta Otolaryngol. 117 (1997) 490-496
60. Nishimura H., Hashikawa K., Doi K., Iwaki T., Watanabe Y., Kusuoka H., Nishimura T., and Kubo T. Sign language heard in the auditory cortex. Nature 397 (1999) 116
61. Nishimura H., Doi K., Iwaki T., Hashikawa K., Oku N., Teratani T., Hasegawa T., Watanabe A., Nishimura T., and Kubo T. Neural plasticity detected in short- and long-term cochlear implant users using PET. Neuroreport 11 (2000) 811-815
62. Okazawa H., Naito Y., Yonekura Y., Sadato N., Hirano S., Nishizawa S., Magata Y., Ishizu K., Tamaki N., Honjo I., and Konishi J. Cochlear implant efficiency in pre- and post-lingually deaf subjects. A study with H2(15)O and PET. Brain 119 (1996) 1297-1306
63. Osberger M.J., Todd S.L., Berry S.W., Robbins A.M., and Miyamoto R.T. Effect of age at onset of deafness on children's speech perception abilities with a cochlear implant. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 100 (1991) 883-888
64. Pelizzone M., Hari R., Makela J., Kaukoranta E., and Montandon P. Activation of the auditory cortex by cochlear stimulation in a deaf patient. Neurosci. Lett. 68 (1986) 192-196
65. Petitto L.A., Zatorre R.J., Gauna K., Nikelski E.J., Dostie D., and Evans A.C. Speech-like cerebral activity in profoundly deaf people processing signed languages: implications for the neural basis of human language. PNAS 97 (2000) 13961-13966
66. Pfingst B.E., Franck K.H., Xu L., Bauer E.M., and Zwolan T.A. Effects of electrode configuration and place of stimulation on speech perception with cochlear prostheses. J. Assoc. Res. Otolaryngol. 2 (2001) 87-103
67. Ponton C.W., and Eggermont J.J. Of kittens and kids: altered cortical maturation following profound deafness and cochlear implant use. Audiol. Neurootol. 6 (2001) 363-380
68. Ponton C.W., Don M., Eggermont J.J., Waring M.D., Kwong B., and Masuda A. Auditory system plasticity in children after long periods of complete deafness. Neuroreport 8 (1996) 61-65
69. Popelar J., Hartmann R., Syka J., and Klinke R. Middle latency responses to acoustical and electrical stimulation of the cochlea in cats. Hear. Res. 92 (1995) 63-77
70. Raggio M.W., and Schreiner C.E. Neuronal responses in cat primary auditory cortex to electrical cochlear stimulation III. Activation patterns in short- and long-term deafness. J. Neurophysiol. 82 (1999) 3506-3526
71. Raggio M.W., and Schreiner C.E. Neuronal responses in cat primary auditory cortex to electrical cochlear stimulation. IV. Activation pattern for sinusoidal stimulation. J. Neurophysiol. 89 (2003) 3190-3204
72. Rebillard G., Rebillard M., and Pujol R. Factors affecting the recording of visual-evoked potentials from the deaf cat primary auditory cortex (AI). Brain Res. 188 (1980) 252-254
73. Reiss L.A., Turner C.W., Erenberg S.R., and Gantz B.J. Changes in pitch with a cochlear implant over time. J. Assoc. Res. Otolaryngol. 8 (2007) 241-257
74. Rubinstein J.T., Parkinson W.S., Tyler R.S., and Gantz B.J. Residual speech recognition and cochlear implant performance: effects of implantation criteria. Am. J. Otol. 20 (1999) 445-452
75. Sadato N., Okada T., Honda M., Matsuki K.I., Yoshida M., Kashikura K.I., Takei W., Sato T., Kochiyama T., and Yonekura Y. Cross-modal integration and plastic changes revealed by lip movement, random-dot motion and sign languages in the hearing and deaf. Cereb. Cortex 15 (2004) 1113-1122
76. Sarant J.Z., Blamey P.J., Dowell R.C., Clark G.M., and Gibson W.P. Variation in speech perception scores among children with cochlear implants. Ear Hear. 22 (2001) 18-28
77. Schreiner C.E., and Raggio M.W. Neuronal responses in cat primary auditory cortex to electrical cochlear stimulation. II. Repetition rate coding. J. Neurophysiol. 75 (1996) 1283-1300
78. Sharma A., and Dorman M.F. Central auditory development in children with cochlear implants: clinical implications. Adv. Otorhinolaryngol. 64 (2006) 66-88
79. Sharma A., Dorman M.F., and Spahr A.J. A sensitive period for the development of the central auditory system in children with cochlear implants: implications for age of implantation. Ear Hear. 23 (2002) 532-539
80. Sharma A., Dorman M.F., and Kral A. The influence of a sensitive period on central auditory development in children with unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants. Hear. Res. 203 (2005) 134-143
81. Sharma A., Martin K., Roland P., Bauer P., Sweeney M.H., Gilley P., and Dorman M. P1 latency as a biomarker for central auditory development in children with hearing impairment. J. Am. Acad. Audiol. 16 (2005) 564-573
82. Shepherd R.K., Baxi J.H., and Hardie N.A. Response of inferior colliculus neurons to electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in neonatally deafened cats. J. Neurophysiol. 82 (1999) 1363-1380
83. Shepherd R.K., Meltzer N.E., Fallon J.B., and Ryugo D.K. Consequences of deafness and electrical stimulation on the peripheral and central auditory system. In: Waltzman S.B., and Roland J.T. (Eds). Cochlear Implants. second ed. (2006), Thieme 25-39
84. Snyder R.L., Rebscher S.J., Cao K.L., Leake P.A., and Kelly K. Chronic intracochlear electrical stimulation in the neonatally deafened cat. I. Expansion of central representation. Hear. Res. 50 (1990) 7-33
85. Snyder R., Leake P., Rebscher S., and Beitel R. Temporal resolution of neurons in cat inferior colliculus to intracochlear electrical stimulation: effects of neonatal deafening and chronic stimulation. J. Neurophysiol. 73 (1995) 449-467
86. Stewart D.L., and Starr A. Absence of visually influenced cells in auditory cortex of normal and congenitally deaf cats. Exp. Neurol. 28 (1970) 525-528
87. Tong Y.C., Busby P.A., and Clark G.M. Perceptual studies on cochlear implant patients with early onset of profound hearing impairment prior to normal development of auditory, speech, and language skills. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 84 (1988) 951-962
88. Tyler R.S., and Summerfield A.Q. Cochlear implantation: relationships with research on auditory deprivation and acclimatization. Ear Hear. 17 Suppl 3 (1996) 38S-50S
89. Vollmer M., Snyder R.L., Leake P.A., Beitel R.E., Moore C.M., and Rebscher S.J. Temporal properties of chronic cochlear electrical stimulation determine temporal resolution of neurons in cat inferior colliculus. J. Neurophysiol. 82 (1999) 2883-2902
90. Vollmer M., Leake P.A., Beitel R.E., Rebscher S.J., and Snyder R.L. Degradation of temporal resolution in the auditory midbrain after prolonged deafness is reversed by electrical stimulation of the cochlea. J. Neurophysiol. 93 (2005) 3339-3355
91. Waltzman S.B., Cohen N.L., and Shapiro W.H. Use of a multichannel cochlear implant in the congenitally and prelingually deaf population. Laryngoscope 102 (1992) 395-399
92. Weinberger N.M. Auditory associative memory and representational plasticity in the primary auditory cortex. Hear. Res. 229 (2007) 54-68
93. Woolsey C., and Walzl E. Topical projection of nerve fibers from local regions of the cochlea to the cerebral cortex. Bull. Johns Hopkins Hospital 71 (1942) 315-344