ReviewHearing research2018
Subcortical pathways: Towards a better understanding of auditory disorders.
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- Retrocochlear Auditory Dysfunctions (RADs) and Their Treatment: A Narrative Review.Audiology research · 2025Review
- Effect of digital noise reduction processing on subcortical speech encoding and relationship to behavioral outcomes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Individual connectivity-based parcellations reflect functional properties of human auditory cortex.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Attenuated processing of vowels in the left temporal cortex predicts speech-in-noise perception deficit in children with autism.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2024Article
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- Effect of digital noise-reduction processing on subcortical speech encoding and relationship to behavioral outcomes.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
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- Multidimensional relationships between sensory perception and cognitive aging.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- The frequency-following response in late preterm neonates: a pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Detecting Central Auditory Processing Disorders in Awake Mice.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Hierarchical differences in the encoding of sound and choice in the subcortical auditory system.Journal of neurophysiology · 2023Article
- Redox Imbalance as a Common Pathogenic Factor Linking Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- NIHSS is deficient in acute stroke presenting with cortical deafness; clinical skills remain the backbone: a case report.The Egyptian journal of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Desensitizing nicotinic agents normalize tinnitus-related inhibitory dysfunction in the auditory cortex and ameliorate behavioral evidence of tinnitus.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Case report: Near-complete cortical hearing loss caused by sequential development of bilateral putaminal hemorrhage.eNeurologicalSci · 2022Article
- Relations between speech-reception, psychophysical temporal processing, and subcortical electrophysiological measures of auditory function in humans.Hearing research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Hearing loss is a significant problem that affects at least 15% of the population. This percentage, however, is likely significantly higher because of a variety of auditory disorders that are not identifiable through traditional tests of peripheral hearing ability. In these disorders, individuals have difficulty understanding speech, particularly in noisy environments, even though the sounds are loud enough to hear. The underlying mechanisms leading to such deficits are not well understood. To enable the development of suitable treatments to alleviate or prevent such disorders, the affected processing pathways must be identified. Historically, mechanisms underlying speech processing have been thought to be a property of the auditory cortex and thus the study of auditory disorders has largely focused on cortical impairments and/or cognitive processes. As we review here, however, there is strong evidence to suggest that, in fact, deficits in subcortical pathways play a significant role in auditory disorders. In this review, we highlight the role of the auditory brainstem and midbrain in processing complex sounds and discuss how deficits in these regions may contribute to auditory dysfunction. We discuss current research with animal models of human hearing and then consider human studies that implicate impairments in subcortical processing that may contribute to auditory disorders.
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