Using AI to advance child development and learning
Can artificial intelligence-powered tools help enrich child development and learning?
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Equipment and Supplies: News and Research on Implantable Neurostimulators
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Active substance shows promise for treating acute sudden hearing loss in animal models
A research team led by MedUni Vienna has investigated AC102, a new active substance that offers hope of an effective treatment for acute sudden hearing loss. The latest results have been published in the journal Cell Death ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Vagus nerve stimulation enhances perceptual learning in mice, study suggests
Recent neuroscience studies have been investigating how the stimulation of some nerves, particularly the vagus nerve, using electrical pulses affects neural activity in the mammalian brain. The vagus nerve, the longest cranial ...
Adding vagus nerve stimulation to training sessions may boost how well sounds are perceived
Just as a musician can train to more sharply distinguish subtle differences in pitch, mammals can improve their ability to interpret hearing, vision, and other senses with practice. This process, which is called perceptual ...
Oct 9, 2024
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Cochlear implant users reveal basic approaches for how people recognize words
University of Iowa researchers have defined how people recognize words. In a new study with people who use cochlear implants to hear, the researchers identified three main approaches that people with or without hearing impairment ...
Aug 29, 2024
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New research suggests deaf children interact with parents like their hearing peers
A new study led by a Keele University research team has found that deaf toddlers fitted with cochlear implants interact with their parents just as well as their hearing peers.
Jul 29, 2024
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Implantable microphone could lead to fully internal cochlear implants
Cochlear implants, tiny electronic devices that can provide a sense of sound to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, have helped improve hearing for more than a million people worldwide, according to the National Institutes ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Gene therapy trial restores hearing in both ears of children who were born deaf
A novel gene therapy designed to target a form of inherited deafness has restored hearing function in five children who were treated in both ears. The children also experienced better speech perception and gained the ability ...
Jun 5, 2024
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'Space at your fingertips': Research unlocks the potential of touch for 3D spatial perception
A study published in iScience from researchers from the Ivcher Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Technology at Reichman University offers a new perspective towards the plasticity of the brain, and integration of the senses, ...
May 21, 2024
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Customized hearing implants: How synchrotron imaging is changing the game
A Western University team has harnessed the bright light of the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) to obtain highly detailed images of the structures in the inner ear responsible for transmitting ...
Mar 4, 2024
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