期刊
CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
卷 121, 期 12, 页码 2070-2082出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.04.032
关键词
Cochlear implant (CI); Mismatch negativity (MMN); Central auditory processing; Sound discrimination; Music perception
资金
- Swiss National Foundation [3100A0-100109, 320000-120660-1]
- L. Meltzer University [801616]
Objective: Music perception with a cochlear implant (CI) can be unsatisfactory because current-day implants are primarily designed to enable speech discrimination. The present study aimed at evaluating electrophysiological correlates of musical sound perception in CI users to help achieve the long-term goal of improved restoration of hearing in those individuals. Methods: Auditory discrimination accuracy in adult CI users (n = 12) and matched normal-hearing controls (n = 12) was measured by behavioral discrimination tasks and mismatch negativity (MMN) recordings. Discrimination profiles were obtained by using a set of clarinet sounds (original/vocoded) varying along different acoustic dimensions (frequency/intensity/duration) and deviation magnitudes (four levels). Results: Behavioral results and MMN recordings revealed reduced auditory discrimination accuracy in CI users. An inverse relationship was found between MMN amplitudes and duration of profound deafness. Conclusions: CI users have difficulties in discriminating small changes in the acoustic properties of musical sounds. The recently developed multi-feature MMN paradigm (Pakarinen et al., 2007) can be used to objectively evaluate discrimination abilities of CI users for musical sounds. Significance: Measuring auditory discrimination functions by means of a multi-feature MMN paradigm could be of substantial clinical value by providing a comprehensive profile of the extent of restored hearing in CI users. (C) 2010 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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