title: Cochlear implants and spoken language processing abilities: review and assessment of the literature.
abstract: Cochlear implants (CIs) process sounds electronically and then transmit electric stimulation to the cochlea of individuals with sensorineural deafness, restoring some sensation of auditory perception. Many congenitally deaf CI recipients achieve a high degree of accuracy in speech perception and develop near-normal language skills. Post-lingually deafened implant recipients often regain the ability to understand and use spoken language with or without the aid of visual input (i.e. lip reading). However, there is wide variation in individual outcomes following cochlear implantation, and some CI recipients never develop useable speech and oral language skills. The causes of this enormous variation in outcomes are only partly understood at the present time. The variables most strongly associated with language outcomes are age at implantation and mode of communication in rehabilitation. Thus, some of the more important factors determining success of cochlear implantation are broadly related to neural plasticity that appears to be transiently present in deaf individuals. In this article we review the expected outcomes of cochlear implantation, potential predictors of those outcomes, the basic science regarding critical and sensitive periods, and several new research directions in the field of cochlear implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5119, USA. narpeter@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Nathaniel R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Pisoni
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D006801:Humans; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013060:Speech; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*
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