As the most successful neural prosthesis, cochlear implants have provided partial hearing to
more than 120000 persons worldwide; half of which being pediatric users who are able to …

Neural implants are technical systems that restore sensory or motor functions after injury and
modulate neural behavior in neuronal diseases. Neural interfaces or prostheses have lead …

The aims of this paper are to (i) provide a brief history of cochlear implants;(ii) present a
status report on the current state of implant engineering and the levels of speech …

Neurofibromatosis type 2 is an autosomal-dominant multiple neoplasia syndrome that
results from mutations in the NF2 tumour suppressor gene located on chromosome 22q. It …

During brain maturation, the occurrence of the extracellular matrix (ECM) terminates juvenile
plasticity by mediating structural stability. Interestingly, enzymatic removal of the ECM …

The auditory brainstem implant (ABI) was first developed nearly 40 years ago and provides
auditory rehabilitation to patients who are deaf and ineligible for cochlear implant surgery …

Audible frequencies of sound are encoded in a continuous manner along the length of the
cochlea, and frequency is transmitted to the brain as a representation of place on the basilar …

Conductive hydrogel (CH) coatings for biomedical electrodes have shown considerable
promise in improving electrode mechanical and charge transfer properties. While they have …

Auditory prostheses, both at the level of the sensory nerve and at the brainstem, can restore
patterns of neural activation that are sufficient for high levels of speech understanding …

An important question in sensory neuroscience is what coding strategies and mechanisms
are used by the brain to detect and discriminate among behaviorally relevant stimuli. There …