Faster phonological processing and right occipito-temporal coupling in deaf adults signal poor cochlear implant outcome

Cochlear implants have variable outcomes for adult deafness. Here the authors show that fast responses and specific recruitment of right temporal cortex on a simple visual rhyming task strongly predicts poor implant performance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Diane S. Lazard, Anne-Lise Giraud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14872
Description
Summary:Cochlear implants have variable outcomes for adult deafness. Here the authors show that fast responses and specific recruitment of right temporal cortex on a simple visual rhyming task strongly predicts poor implant performance.
ISSN:2041-1723