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SUMMARY:Experience-related changes in the adult auditory system - Professo
 r Kevin Munro\, Professor of Audiology\, School of Psychological Sciences\
 , University of Manchester
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CONTACT:Louise White
DESCRIPTION:Changes in the sensory environment\, as a result of deprivatio
 n or stimulation\, modify our sensory experience and may result in experie
 nce-related or learning-induced reorganisation within the central nervous 
 system.  Recently\, advanced electrophysiological and imaging techniques h
 ave revealed reorganisation of the adult human auditory map\, for example\
 , after sudden unilateral hearing loss.  In parallel to these studies\, th
 ere is behavioural evidence that auditory function can be modified by chan
 ging the acoustic environment\; for example\, experience with amplificatio
 n has consequences for long-term performance\, as shown by evidence from s
 tudies of late-onset auditory deprivation and auditory acclimatisation. Fu
 ture studies could usefully unite these behavioural and advanced objective
  techniques.  Such studies could provide a direct link between changes in 
 perception and reorganisation of the auditory system. This presentation wi
 ll summarise our work investigating changes in perceptual and physiologica
 l measures\, in adult humans\, after the sensory environment has been modi
 fied by: i) unilateral amplification\, ii) use of a unilateral earplug\, a
 nd iii) sudden and severe unilateral deafness  following surgery for remov
 al of an acoustic neuroma.  The findings are consistent with the growing b
 ody of literature that shows that the mature central auditory system is ma
 lleable and is modified by experience.  \n\nBiography\n\nKevin Munro is Pr
 ofessor of Audiology and Consultant Clinical Scientist at the University o
 f Manchester.  He is also Director of Graduate Matters in the School of Ps
 ychological Sciences.  His publications and presentations are on the topic
 s of auditory plasticity\, hearing aid selection\, cochlear processing\, a
 nd paediatric assessment and habilitation.  He has been honoured for his w
 ork with several awards from the British Society of Audiology of which he 
 is currently Chairman.\n\n\n\n
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of Psychology
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