Abstract

The objective of this research is to study the feasibility of an auditory prosthesis based on microstimulating electrodes placed into the ventral cochlear nucleus. Although this research will be limited to animal studies, the ultimate goal is an auditory prosthesis for deaf individuals who cannot benefit from a cochlear implant.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01DC052105-002
Application #
2602919
Study Section
Project Start
1995-06-20
Project End
1998-06-29
Budget Start
1997-06-25
Budget End
1998-06-29
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1997
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Department
Type
DUNS #
077978898
City
Pasadena
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
91101

  Publications

McCreery, D B; Shannon, R V; Moore, J K et al. (1998) Accessing the tonotopic organization of the ventral cochlear nucleus by intranuclear microstimulation. IEEE Trans Rehabil Eng 6:391-9
McCreery, D B; Yuen, T G; Agnew, W F et al. (1997) A characterization of the effects on neuronal excitability due to prolonged microstimulation with chronically implanted microelectrodes. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 44:931-9