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Rebuilt : How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human |
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From Publishers Weekly
Chorost had been severely hearing impaired since birth when, one morning in 2001, his remaining hearing suddenly and inexplicably shut down. Fortunately for Chorost, cochlear implants have progressed to the point where people formerly isolated from everyday sounds can hear leaves rustle as they walk through them. A tiny device, the technological equivalent of a 286 computer, was surgically implanted behind the author's left ear. A magnetic headpiece sticks to ... >> |
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Central Auditory Processing Disorders: Mostly Management |
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From Book News, Inc.
Professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and psychology offer the latest information available on a variety of compatible approaches to the management of central auditory processing disorders (CAPD). They give a neuroscience view of auditory training/stimulation as it relates to CAPD, discuss the relationship between CAPD and ADHD, and describe metacognitive and metalinguistic approaches, memory and attention processing deficits, the use of FM devi... >> |
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Cell and Molecular Biology of the Ear |
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Book Description
This volume covers the latest advances in this rapidly expanding field. This unique field of science has enabled scientists to shed new light on evolution, development, sensory cell function, and hereditary deafness on a gene and molecular level, and to apply these techniques to the understanding of the pathogenesis, prevention, and cure of ear disorders. The advent of rapid advancements in cell and molecular biology and genetics is making a major impact in biomedic... >> |
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