Auditory Prosthesis Perception and Psychophysics Laboratories
Bryan Pfingst, Ph.D., Laboratory Director
Goals of the Auditory Prosthesis Perception and Psychophysics Laboratories:
- Increase speech recognition and quality of life for patients with cochlear implants by identifying ways to improve auditory-prosthesis stimulation strategies and post-deafening treatments.
- Examine the mechanisms underlying electrically based hearing.
- Help provide for future developments in auditory prostheses by providing research training to a diverse population of undergraduates, graduate students, residents, and postdoctoral trainees.
Pictures from the Labs
Auditory Prosthesis Perception and Psychophysics Laboratories
An implanted guinea pig cochlea
Mold of a guinea pig cochlea next to four electrodes from a multi-channel cochlear implant
Pathway from soundwaves to response for a cochlear implant user
Human cochlear implants: Images and experimental electrode configurations
