Hearing through sight: Brain plasticity and why cochlear implants work better for some people than others
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 11:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Cochlear implants allow adults who have become profoundly deaf to recover the ability to understand speech. However, recovery differs between individuals. Activating the visual regions of the brain has proved essential to the satisfactory recovery of hearing, according to a new study.