Central Systems Laboratory
Julie Arenberg Bierer
Graduate student
Email: jga@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 764-5167
Fax: (734) 764-0014
Accomplishments
- Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2001
- Neuroscience Program, University of Michigan, 1996 to current
- B.S. in Communication Disorders, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994
Hobbies
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
- Skiing (cross-country and downhill)
- Softball
- Reading
- Music
- Swimming
Research Project
We would like to better understand how electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve via a cochlear prosthesis is represented by an array of auditory cortical neurons. Ultimately, we would like to determine how perceptually different information channels delivered through a cochlear prosthesis are represented in the cortex. We are examining cortical responses to both changes in the spatial and temporal properties of the cochlear stimulus using a multi-channel recording probe in the anesthetized guinea pig.
Related Publications
- Arenberg, JG, Furukawa, S, and Middlebrooks, JC: Auditory cortical images of tones and noise bands, JARO 1: 183-194, 2000.
- Bierer, JA, and Middlebrooks, JC: Auditory cortical images of cochlear-prosthesis stimuli: Dependence on electrode configuration, submitted to J. Neurophysiol. (March, 2001).
- Middlebrooks, JC, Bierer, JA: Auditory cortical images of cochlear-prosthesis stimuli: Coding of cochlear place and level of stimulation, submitted to J. Neurophysiol. (March, 2001).
