Signal detection and speech perception with binaural electrical stimulation in adults and children. KU Leuven
A cochlear implant is a device that, through electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve, enables people with deafness to perceive sounds and understand speech. In a PhD project it was shown that implantation in two ears offers important benefits to children with profound deafness, but that benefits of a second implant are limited. Yet, it was shown that, with specific stimuli, the perception of similarities and differences between the signals ...