Publications by authors named "Elie Partouche"
In all commercial cochlear implant (CI) devices, the activation of auditory nerve fibers is performed with rectangular pulses that have two phases of opposite polarity. Recently, several papers proposed that ramped pulse shapes could be an alternative shape for efficiently activating auditory nerve fibers. Here, we investigate whether ramped pulse shapes can activate auditory cortex (ACx) neurons in a more efficient way than the classical rectangular pulses.
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- The cochlear implant (CI) is an effective device that helps people with severe hearing loss regain their ability to understand speech.
- Recent studies suggest that CIs can also benefit individuals with some remaining hearing, requiring shorter implants to be used.
- Research in guinea pigs showed that inserting a CI caused an immediate marginal hearing loss in cortical neurons, emphasizing the need for careful implantation techniques to protect hearing abilities.