Cochlear implants (CI) have revolutionized clinical practice by providing profoundly deafened adults and children with the opportunity to gain or re-gain access to sounds. Over the last 50 years, researchers and clinicians have witnessed many developments in the field of cochlear implantation, and its indications have drastically broadened.
Despite increased understanding of the benefits of cochlear implants, a wide range of auditory performance is observed across patients. There are yet open questions to be answered to gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of speech perception in people with CI.
In this Research Topic, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience is looking to discuss key aspects of the cochlear implants and speech perception to promote the discussion around this topic and to facilitate knowledge dissemination in the field.
We expect to attract significant contributions from diverse specialists in the fields of sensory-auditory neuroscience and speech and language, to establish new trends for future studies.
We welcome submission of any research on the following sub-topics:
• Investigating the overall effects and benefits of CI in single-sided deafness
• Understanding the neural substrates and factors to improve speech perception with a CI in populations with special needs
• New insights on the mechanisms CI modulates speech perception development
• Understanding the electrophysiological mechanisms behind cortical entrainment to speech
• Multisensory integration of speech in individuals with CI
Cochlear implants (CI) have revolutionized clinical practice by providing profoundly deafened adults and children with the opportunity to gain or re-gain access to sounds. Over the last 50 years, researchers and clinicians have witnessed many developments in the field of cochlear implantation, and its indications have drastically broadened.
Despite increased understanding of the benefits of cochlear implants, a wide range of auditory performance is observed across patients. There are yet open questions to be answered to gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of speech perception in people with CI.
In this Research Topic, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience is looking to discuss key aspects of the cochlear implants and speech perception to promote the discussion around this topic and to facilitate knowledge dissemination in the field.
We expect to attract significant contributions from diverse specialists in the fields of sensory-auditory neuroscience and speech and language, to establish new trends for future studies.
We welcome submission of any research on the following sub-topics:
• Investigating the overall effects and benefits of CI in single-sided deafness
• Understanding the neural substrates and factors to improve speech perception with a CI in populations with special needs
• New insights on the mechanisms CI modulates speech perception development
• Understanding the electrophysiological mechanisms behind cortical entrainment to speech
• Multisensory integration of speech in individuals with CI