The article reviews evidence for sensitive periods in the sensory systems and considers their
neuronal mechanisms from the viewpoint of the system's neuroscience. It reviews the …

Deafness affects∼ 2 in 1000 children and is one of the most common congenital
impairments. Permanent hearing loss can be treated by fitting hearing aids. More severe to …

Unilateral hearing in childhood restricts input along the bilateral auditory pathways, possibly
causing permanent reorganization. In this study we asked:(i) do the auditory pathways …

The estimated incidence of sensorineural hearing impairment (> 40 dB HL) at birth is 1.86
per 1000 newborns in developed countries and 30–40% of these are unilateral. Profound …

Objective This pilot study examined speech recognition, localization, temporal and spectral
discrimination, and subjective reports of cochlear implant (CI) recipients with unilateral …

Potentially neuroprotective effects of CI use were studied in 22 children with single sided
deafness (SSD). Auditory-evoked EEG confirmed strengthened representation of the intact …

Early treatment of single sided deafness in children has been recommended to protect from
neurodevelopmental preference for the better hearing ear and from social and educational …

Objectives: At a minimum, unilateral hearing loss (UHL) impairs sound localization ability
and understanding speech in noisy environments, particularly if the loss is severe to …

Task-based neuroimaging studies in early blind humans (EB) have demonstrated
heightened visual cortex responses to non-visual paradigms. Several prior functional …

Objectives: Asymmetric hearing with severe to profound hearing loss (SPHL) in one ear and
better hearing in the other requires increased listening effort and is detrimental for …