Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Multichannel cochlear implants. Channel interactions and processor design.

M W White, M M Merzenich, J N Gardi

Archives of Otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)

|August 1, 1984

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Training sensory signal-to-noise resolution in children with ADHD in a global mental health setting.

Translational psychiatry·2016

Same author

Emergent categorical representation of natural, complex sounds resulting from the early post-natal sound environment.

Neuroscience·2013

Same author

Influences of un-modulated acoustic inputs on functional maturation and critical-period plasticity of the primary auditory cortex.

Neuroscience·2008

Same author

Perinatal exposure to a noncoplanar polychlorinated biphenyl alters tonotopy, receptive fields, and plasticity in rat primary auditory cortex.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2007

Same author

Unbalanced synaptic inhibition can create intensity-tuned auditory cortex neurons.

Neuroscience·2007

Same author

Toxoplasma co-opts host gene expression by injection of a polymorphic kinase homologue.

Nature·2006

Same journal

Lidocaine in the treatment of Meniere's disease.

Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)·1985

Same journal

Irradiation after neck dissection.

Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)·1985

Same journal

Forehead lift.

Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)·1985

Same journal

Laryngeal cyst of the thyroid cartilage.

Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)·1985

Same journal

Metabolic facial paralysis in an infant.

Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)·1985

Same journal

Effects of magnetic resonance imaging fields on stapedectomy prostheses.

Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)·1985

See all related articles

Multichannel electrical stimulation of the cochlear nerve shows complex interactions. These interactions depend significantly on electrode spacing, subject variability, and electrode configuration for hearing implant users.

Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Auditory Electrophysiology

Background:

Cochlear nerve stimulation is crucial for auditory prostheses.
Understanding channel interactions is key to optimizing hearing implant performance.

Observation:

Simultaneous and non-simultaneous electrical stimulation of adjacent cochlear nerve channels can lead to complex interactions.
These interactions were studied in three human subjects with scala tympani electrode arrays.

Findings:

Auditory nerve responses are highly dependent on the physical spacing between stimulated electrode channels.
Individual subject characteristics significantly influence the observed channel interactions.
Electrode geometry, specifically bipolar versus monopolar configurations, plays a critical role in interaction patterns.

Related Experiment Videos

Implications:

Optimizing cochlear implant stimulation strategies requires careful consideration of electrode geometry and channel spacing.
Personalized programming based on subject-specific responses may enhance speech perception and sound quality.
Further research into interaction mechanisms can lead to improved designs for auditory neuroprosthetics.