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Phonak
Symposium Series in Paediatric Audiology
David R. Moore, Ph.D.
Director, MRC Institute of Hearing Research
Professor
David Moore is a neuroscientist with primary research interests in the
development, maintenance and repair of brain systems contributing to listen=
ing.
Educated in
Auditory Processing Disorders=
:
Acquisition and Treatment
Auditory processing disorder (APD) describes a =
mixed
and poorly understood listening problem characterized by poor speech
perception, especially in challenging environments. APD is likely to includ=
e a
major inherited component, but studies reviewed here of children with long-=
term
otitis media with effusion (OME) provide strong evidence for APD acquired
through brain plasticity. Whether inherited or acquired, Professor Moore wi=
ll
suggest APD may be reversed by active learning. In this positive example of
brain plasticity, training tunes both bottom-up and top-down neural mechani=
sms,
some of which are specific to the trained stimulus and some that reflect mo=
re
generalized arousal.
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November 14, 2006
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