How the Brain Learns to Hear with Dr. Michael Merzenich
Tonight’s guest is one of the most accomplished and fascinating people I’ve had the opportunity to interview. Dr. Michael Merzenich helped establish the neurological foundation for the modern multichannel cochlear implant. His research contributed to electrode design, implant safety, and some of the earliest clinical trials of a technology that now provides access to sound and spoken communication for more than one million people around the world! The science is remarkable. A cochlear implant bypasses damaged sensory cells and delivers patterned electrical stimulation to the auditory nerve…
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