title: The history and future of neural modeling for cochlear implants.
abstract: This special issue of Network: Computation in Neural Systems on the topic of "Computational models of the electrically stimulated auditory system" incorporates review articles spanning a wide range of approaches to modeling cochlear implant stimulation of the auditory system. The purpose of this overview paper is to provide a historical context for the different modeling endeavors and to point toward how computational modeling could play a key role in the understanding, evaluation, and improvement of cochlear implants in the future.
authors.affiliation: a Audio Information Processing, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Technical University of Munich , Munich , Germany.
authors.forename: Bernhard U
authors.initials: BU
authors.lastname: Seeber
authors.affiliation: b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , McMaster University , Hamilton , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Ian C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Bruce
mesh_terms: D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer
keywords: Auditory system; binaural hearing; cochlear implant; computational model; current spread; hearing; neural response; temporal fine structure