Developmental neuroplasticity after cochlear implantation

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-122

  Kral, Andrej ^a,b   Sharma, Anu ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAT; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; HEARING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTOGENESIS; THALAMUS;

BRAIN; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS;

EID: 84856409218     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: 1878108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2011.09.004     Document Type: Review

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