Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, NBV 5E5, New York, New York 10016, USA
J Acoust Soc Am. 2018 Aug;144(2):EL112. doi: 10.1121/1.5049701.
This study examined the interaction between polarity and electrode-activation order on loudness in cochlear implant users. Pulses were presented with the polarity of the leading phase alternating or constant across channels. Electrode-activation order was either consecutive or staggered. Staggered electrode-activation orders required less current for equal loudness than consecutive orders with constant polarity. Consecutive electrode-activation orders required less current than staggered orders with alternating polarity. The results support the hypothesis that crosstalk between channels can interfere with or facilitate neuronal activation depending on polarity.
本研究考察了极性和电极激活顺序对人工耳蜗使用者响度的相互作用。在通道之间交替或恒定的领先相位极性下呈现脉冲。电极激活顺序为连续或交错。交错电极激活顺序所需的电流小于具有恒定极性的连续顺序。具有交替极性的连续电极激活顺序所需的电流小于交错顺序。结果支持这样的假设,即通道之间的串扰可以根据极性干扰或促进神经元激活。