Signal Transmission in the Auditory System

摘要

Research on the auditory system is carried out in cooperation with two laboratories at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI). Investigations of signal transmission in the auditory system involve the Eaton-Peabody Laboratory for Auditory Physiology. The Eaton-Peabody Laboratory's long-term objective is to determine the anatomical structures and physiological mechanisms that underlie vertebrate hearing and apply this knowledge to clinical problems. Studies of cochlear implants in humans are carried out at the MEEI Cochlear Implant Research Laboratory. Cochlear implants electrically stimulate intracochlear electrodes to elicit patterns of auditory nerve fiber activity that the brain can learn to interpret. The ultimate goal for these devices is to provide speech communication for the profoundly deaf.