Rauschecker J P, Shannon R V
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
Science. 2002 Feb 8;295(5557):1025-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1067796.
The cochlear implant, a microelectrode array that directly stimulates the auditory nerve, has greatly benefited many individuals with profound deafness. Deaf patients without an intact auditory nerve may be helped by the next generation of auditory prostheses: surface or penetrating auditory brainstem implants that bypass the auditory nerve and directly stimulate auditory processing centers in the brainstem.
人工耳蜗是一种直接刺激听神经的微电极阵列，它使许多重度耳聋患者受益匪浅。没有完整听神经的耳聋患者可能会受益于下一代听觉假体：绕过听神经并直接刺激脑干听觉处理中心的表面或穿透式听觉脑干植入物。
