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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Heather Bortfeld discusses the use of near-infrared\nspectr
 oscopy (NIRS) to supplement behavioral measures of auditory\nprocessing in
  infants and young children.\n\nAbstract\nMuch of what we know about audit
 ory learning following cochlear\nimplantation in young children is based o
 n behavioral indicators\nthat they are able to perceive sound. However\, c
 ongenitally-deaf\nchildren have no concept of what sound is\, and thus hav
 e highly\nvariable behavioral responses when initially exposed to it.\nThe
 refore\, there is a critical clinical need for an objective\nmeasure of wh
 ether or not a cochlear implant is providing\nappropriate auditory stimula
 tion to a deaf child both immediately\npostimplantation and across the cou
 rse of the first few years after\nthe child begins using the device. Data 
 from our own and other labs\nindicate that there are clear neural markers 
 of auditory processing\nspecific to language in normal hearing children\, 
 and that they are\ndistinct from markers of other forms of auditory proces
 sing (e.g.\,\nmusic). In recent work\, we have begun tracking changes in c
 ortical\nactivity in infants and young children in response to specific\na
 uditory stimulation following cochlear implantation. In this talk\,\nI wil
 l review these and other data demonstrating how near-infrared\nspectroscop
 y can supplement behavioral measures of auditory\nprocessing in infants an
 d young children.\nBio\nDr. Heather Bortfeld is an Associate Professor in 
 the University\nof Connecticut's Dept. of Psychology where she directs the
  Husky\nPup Language Lab. She is also a Senior Scientist at Haskins\nLabor
 atories. Her research focuses on developmental speech and\nlanguage using 
 NIRS (Near-Infrared Spectroscopy).\n
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LOCATION:CA\, 1160 Pine Ave. West\, 1160 Pine Ave. West\, Rosalind and Morr
 is Goodman Research Centre\, Room 501\, Montreal
SUMMARY:Heather Bortfeld: Assessing developmental change in normal and impa
 ired auditory processing
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 mental-change-normal-and-impaired-auditory-processing-216122
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