Otolaryngology–Head and Neck SurgeryEaton-Peabody Laboratories
Central Auditory Processing Research
When objects vibrate, they transmit acoustic energy in the form of a wave. Our ears measure this sound energy and transmit it to the brain. The task of the brain is to interpret this signal and create the perception of sound and speech. In the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, we explore this process to better understand it.
Research Summary
The Eaton-Peabody Laboratories are home to several research groups that seek to understand how the activity of nerve cells in auditory processing centers of the brain encode signals from normal ears, damaged ears, and next-generation neuroprosthetic devices.
Our work is probing the limits of plasticity in both developing and adult brains to understand how speech intelligibility can be further enhanced, and how debilitating perceptual disorders such as tinnitus and hyperacusis can be minimized or eliminated altogether.
Our Investigators
This team is made up of auditory scientists and neuroscientists aiming to better understand the brain and it's connection to hearing.
