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19850976

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
The success of modern neural prostheses is dependent on a complex interplay between the devices' hardware and software and the dynamic environment in which the devices operate: the patient's body or 'wetware'. Over 120 000 severe/profoundly deaf individuals presently receive information enabling auditory awareness and speech perception from cochlear implants. The cochlear implant therefore provides a useful case study for a review of the complex interactions between hardware, software and wetware, and of the important role of the dynamic nature of wetware. In the case of neural prostheses, the most critical component of that wetware is the central nervous system. This paper will examine the evidence of changes in the central auditory system that contribute to changes in performance with a cochlear implant, and discuss how these changes relate to electrophysiological and functional imaging studies in humans. The relationship between the human data and evidence from animals of the remarkable capacity for plastic change of the central auditory system, even into adulthood, will then be examined. Finally, we will discuss the role of brain plasticity in neural prostheses in general.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1741-2552
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
065008
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Neural prostheses and brain plasticity.
pubmed:affiliation
Bionic Ear Institute, 384-388 Albert Street, East Melbourne, VIC 3002, Australia. jfallon@bionicear.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't