Svirsky Mario A, Fitzgerald Matthew B, Neuman Arlene, Sagi Elad, Tan Chin-Tuan, Ketten Darlene, Martin Brett
Department of Otolaryngology, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
J Am Acad Audiol. 2012 Jun;23(6):422-37. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.23.6.5.
The Laboratory of Translational Auditory Research (LTAR/NYUSM) is part of the Department of Otolaryngology at the New York University School of Medicine and has close ties to the New York University Cochlear Implant Center. LTAR investigators have expertise in multiple related disciplines including speech and hearing science, audiology, engineering, and physiology. The lines of research in the laboratory deal mostly with speech perception by hearing impaired listeners, and particularly those who use cochlear implants (CIs) or hearing aids (HAs). Although the laboratory's research interests are diverse, there are common threads that permeate and tie all of its work. In particular, a strong interest in translational research underlies even the most basic studies carried out in the laboratory. Another important element is the development of engineering and computational tools, which range from mathematical models of speech perception to software and hardware that bypass clinical speech processors and stimulate cochlear implants directly, to novel ways of analyzing clinical outcomes data. If the appropriate tool to conduct an important experiment does not exist, we may work to develop it, either in house or in collaboration with academic or industrial partners. Another notable characteristic of the laboratory is its interdisciplinary nature where, for example, an audiologist and an engineer might work closely to develop an approach that would not have been feasible if each had worked singly on the project. Similarly, investigators with expertise in hearing aids and cochlear implants might join forces to study how human listeners integrate information provided by a CI and a HA. The following pages provide a flavor of the diversity and the commonalities of our research interests.
转化听觉研究实验室（LTAR/NYUSM）是纽约大学医学院耳鼻咽喉科的一部分，与纽约大学人工耳蜗植入中心有着密切联系。LTAR的研究人员在多个相关学科领域拥有专业知识，包括言语和听力科学、听力学、工程学和生理学。该实验室的研究方向主要涉及听力受损听众的言语感知，尤其是那些使用人工耳蜗（CI）或助听器（HA）的听众。尽管该实验室的研究兴趣广泛，但仍有一些共同的线索贯穿并联系着其所有工作。特别是，对转化研究的浓厚兴趣是该实验室开展的即使是最基础研究的基础。另一个重要因素是工程和计算工具的开发，其范围从言语感知的数学模型到绕过临床言语处理器并直接刺激人工耳蜗的软件和硬件，再到分析临床结果数据的新方法。如果进行一项重要实验所需的合适工具不存在，我们可能会努力自行开发，或者与学术或行业合作伙伴合作开发。该实验室的另一个显著特点是其跨学科性质，例如，听力学家和工程师可能会密切合作，开发一种如果各自单独开展该项目就不可行的方法。同样，在助听器和人工耳蜗方面具有专业知识的研究人员可能会联手研究人类听众如何整合人工耳蜗和助听器提供的信息。以下页面展示了我们研究兴趣的多样性和共性。
