The ear is connected to the brain: some new directions in the study of children with cochlear implants at Indiana University.
Since the early 1980s, the DeVault Otologic Research Laboratory at the Indiana University School of Medicine has been on the forefront of research on speech and language outcomes in children with cochlear implants. This paper highlights work over the last decade that has moved beyond collecting speech and language outcome measures to focus more on investigating the underlying cognitive, social, and linguistic skills that predict speech and language outcomes. This recent work reflects our growing appreciation that early auditory deprivation can affect more than hearing and speech perception. The new directions include research on attention to speech, word learning, phonological development, social development, and neurocognitive processes. We have also expanded our subject populations to include infants and children with additional disabilities.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. dmhousto@indiana.edu
Derek M
DM
Houston
Jessica
J
Beer
Tonya R
TR
Bergeson
Steven B
SB
Chin
David B
DB
Pisoni
Richard T
RT
Miyamoto
D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D035843:Biomedical Research; D020811:Biomedical Technology; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007223:Infant; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology