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SUMMARY:Public Lecture - Optimizing early reading interventions for at-risk children ...
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/public-lecture-optimizing-early-reading-interventions-for-at-risk-children/
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SUMMARY:AHH seminar: Translational hearing research through cochlear gene targeting
DESCRIPTION:Presenter:  Professor Gary Housley\nDate: Tuesday 25 September\nTime: 10.00am – 11.30am\nLocation: Level 1\, Lecture Theatre\, Australian Hearing Hub \nAgenda:\n10.00am – 10.05am –  Welcome\n10.05 am – 10.50am – Presentation\n10.50am – 11.00am – Q & A\n11.00am – 11.30am – Refreshments \nAbstract: Targeting gene expression in the cochlea has revealed new features of the regulation of hearing sensitivity and translational opportunities to protect or rescue hearing loss. Three areas of this research program are: (A) Elucidating the sensory drive for contralateral suppression (where sound in one ear inhibits hearing in the opposite ear). This utilized the peripherin knockout mouse model\, where loss of the type III intermediate filament peripherin in the type II spiral ganglion neurons disrupted their selective innervation of the outer hair cells and eliminated the olivocochlear efferent-based contralateral suppression. This informs understanding of hearing in noise.  (B) Purinergic hearing adaptation. In the P2rx2 knockout mouse\, moderately loud noise failed to reduce hearing sensitivity\, whereas wildtype littermates exhibited a loss of hearing that was maintained for many hours.  This indicates that a substantial component of reversible noise-induced hearing loss arises from ATP release activating cochlear ATP-gated ion channels. People with a loss of function mutation in this (P2RX2) gene exhibit autosomal dominant progressive hearing loss (DFNA41).  (C) BaDGE® – Bionic array Directed Gene Electrotransfer. The spiral ganglion afferent innervation of the cochlear hair cells is supported by neurotrophin expression (Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and NT-3).  BaDGE® utilising a development of the cochlear implant electrode array has enabled neurotrophin gene augmentation to stimulate spiral ganglion neurite regrowth that closes the neural gap and enhances the neural interface. These programs have been supported by NHMRC and ARC funding. \nBio: Gary Housley is a research Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales\, Sydney\, where he holds the Chair of Physiology and is Director of the Translational Neuroscience Facility. He has contributed prominently to the understanding of cochlear physiology around noise and age-related hearing loss and molecular neuroscience associated with development\, injury\, neuroprotection and repair in the nervous system. He has a track record in translational neuroscience with patent filings for drug and devices around neuroprotection and neuro-regenerative medicine applications. He leads a first-in-human DNA therapeutics clinical trial for neurotrophin gene augmentation to enhance cochlear implants\, in a multi-centre collaboration with UNSW\, Macquarie University\, University of Sydney\, the Bionics Institute in Melbourne (U. Melbourne)\, the Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre\, and industry partner\, Cochlear Ltd. \nPlease register by Tuesday 18 September 2018 to louise.dodd@mq.edu.au
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/ahh-seminar-translational-hearing-research-through-cochlear-gene-targeting/
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SUMMARY:CLaS-CCD Research Colloquium: Language and Vision using Deep Neural Nets ...
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/clas-ccd-research-colloquium-language-and-vision-using-deep-neural-nets/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180524T000000
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UID:13739-1527120000-1527120000@hearinghub.edu.au
SUMMARY:GP Education Event - Hearing Health
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/gp-education-event-hearing-health/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180425T000000
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SUMMARY:Technology and the Mental Health Frontier: Preventing Anxiety\, Depression\, and ...
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/technology-and-the-mental-health-frontier-preventing-anxiety-depression-and/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180412T000000
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CREATED:20230518T131808Z
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UID:13742-1523491200-1523491200@hearinghub.edu.au
SUMMARY:Audiology Australia National Conference 2018
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/audiology-australia-national-conference-2018/
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture - How grammar creates meaning
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/public-lecture-how-grammar-creates-meaning/
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SUMMARY:Language Acquisition Workshop (LAW18)
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/language-acquisition-workshop-law18/
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SUMMARY:The Australian Eye-tracking Conference 2018
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/the-australian-eye-tracking-conference-2018/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180403T000000
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SUMMARY:CLaS-CCD Public Lecture: Mechanisms of statistical learning in infancy
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/clas-ccd-public-lecture-mechanisms-of-statistical-learning-in-infancy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180403T000000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Assessment and treatment approaches for children with reading and ...
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/workshop-assessment-and-treatment-approaches-for-children-with-reading-and/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180403T000000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: How to teach multi-syllabic word reading and spelling
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/workshop-how-to-teach-multi-syllabic-word-reading-and-spelling-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180403T000000
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UID:13732-1522713600-1522713600@hearinghub.edu.au
SUMMARY:Workshop: Noise in classrooms
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/workshop-noise-in-classrooms/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180403T000000
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CREATED:20230518T131659Z
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UID:13731-1522713600-1522713600@hearinghub.edu.au
SUMMARY:Workshop: Teaching vocabulary to improve reading comprehension
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/workshop-teaching-vocabulary-to-improve-reading-comprehension/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180403T000000
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CREATED:20230518T131450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T131608Z
UID:13706-1522713600-1522713600@hearinghub.edu.au
SUMMARY:Workshop: How to make evidence-based decisions about treatments for poor ...
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/workshop-how-to-make-evidence-based-decisions-about-treatments-for-poor/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180403T000000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Working memory and reading difficulties
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/workshop-working-memory-and-reading-difficulties/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180226T000000
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SUMMARY:AHH workshop: Why and How to use MEG to study ...
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Honorary Associate Professor Adrian KC Lee\nDate: Friday 23 March 2018\nTime: 9.30am – 12.30pm\nLocation: Level 3\, Room 3.610\, CCD\, Australian Hearing Hub \nAgenda:\n– 9.30am – 9.30am –  Welcome\n– 9.40am – 10.45am – Didactic: Why do we use MEG? Topics: What are we measuring (covering basics of MEG\, instrumentation\, and neurophysiology)? What are the different types of analysis techniques?\n– 10.45am – 11.00am – Break\n– 11.10am – 12.30pm – Discussion: How do we use MEG? Exploring different experimentation / analysis approaches to answer draw scientific inferences. \nBio: Adrian KC Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences and at the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences at the University of Washington\, Seattle\, USA. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at the University of New South Wales and his doctorate at the Harvard-MIT Division in Health Sciences and Technology. Dr. Lee’s research focuses on developing multimodal imaging techniques to investigate the cortical network involved in auditory scene analysis and attention\, especially through designing novel behavioral paradigms that bridge the gap between psychoacoustics and neuroimaging research. \nPlease register by Monday 19 March 2018 to louise.dodd@mq.edu.au
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/ahh-workshop-why-and-how-to-use-meg-to-study/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180219T000000
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SUMMARY:AHH seminar: Developmental plasticity of the “deaf” brain
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Professor Andrej Kral\nDate: Monday 26 March\nTime: 9.00am – 10.30am\nLocation:  Level 1\, Lecture Theatre\, Australian Hearing Hub \nAgenda:\n9.00am – 9.05am – Welcome\n9.05am – 9.45am – Presentation\n9.45am – 10.00am – Q & A\n10.00am – 10.30am – Networking & Refreshments \nAbstract:\nThe brain develops under the influence of sensory input. During postnatal development\, perceptual “attunement” to sensory input takes place while synaptic contacts in the neocortex emerge. This maturation period is characterized by high (juvenile) neuronal plasticity. On one hand\, inborn feature sensitivity improves (and forms) during this period\, on the other hand in active interaction with the environment the brain learns to categorize sensory features into meaningful sensory objects. \nUsing a natural model of congenital deafness\, the deaf white cat\, our team has focused on effects of sensory experience on the structure and function of the auditory system. We use cochlear implants to test the auditory function in deaf animals and provide deaf animals with a portable signal processor and a cochlear implant to initiate hearing experience at different ages. \nWe could show that total absence of hearing affects auditory maturation extensively\, leaving the brain in an intermediate (neither juvenile nor matured)\, naïve state (1\,2). This influences auditory learning (3) and the interaction between the sensory stimulus and corticocortical processing (4). Also interactions between sensory systems are developing with sensory experience. Absence of sensory experience has therefore extensive consequences (3). Not only the above sensory functions cannot be learned\, the nervous system also adapts to the situation by developing compensatory strategies to cope with the loss of one sensory system. Cross-modal reorganization is one consequence\, with partly supranormal performance in the remaining sensory systems (5). Congenital deafness also affects cognitive functions\, including executive functions\, attention and working memory\, since language and hearing have a shaping influence on cognitive functions (the “connectome model” of hearing loss (6)). A higher interindividual variations in cognitive function has been observed in cochlear-implanted prelingually deaf children that likely result from individual adaptations to deafness and subsequently also to cochlear implants (6). \nSupported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Exc. 1077) \nReferences: \n(1) Kral A & Sharma A\, 2012: Developmental neuroplasticity after cochlear implantation. Trends Neurosci 35(2):111-22. \n(2) Kral A\, Baumhoff P\, & Shepherd RK\, 2013: Integrative neuronal functions in deafness. In A. Kral\, A. N. Popper\, & R. R. Fay (Eds.)\, Deafness. (pp. 151-88). New York\, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. \n(3) Kral A\, 2013: Auditory critical periods: A review from system’s perspective. Neuroscience 247:117-33. \n(4) Yusuf PA\, Hubka P\, Tillein J\, & Kral A\, 2017: Induced cortical responses require developmental sensory experience. Brain 140(12):3153-3165. \n(5) Lomber SG\, Meredith MA\, & Kral A\, 2010: Cross-modal plasticity in specific auditory cortices underlies visual compensations in the deaf. Nat Neurosci 13(11):1421-7. \n(6) Kral A\, Kronenberger WG\, Pisoi DB\, O`Donoghue GM (2016): Neurocognitive factors in sensory restoration of early deafness: a connectome model. Lancet Neurol 15(6): 610-621. \nBio:\nAndrej Kral was born in Bratislava\, studied general medicine at the Comenius University (MD 1993\, PhD 1998). His first research position was at the Institute of Pathological Physiology (1992 – 1995). In collaboration with the Mathematical Institute (Prof. V. Majernik) he worked on computer models of neuronal networks. In 1995\, at the Institute of Sensory Physiology\, J.W.Goethe University\, Frankfurt am Main (Head: Prof. R. Klinke) the focus of research moved to cochlear implants. He was appointed associate professor of physiology (“Priv.-Doz.”) at J.W.Goethe University in 2002. 2004-2009 he was Professor of Neurophysiology at the Institute of Neurophysiology\, University of Hamburg. Since 2009 he has been Chair and Professor of Auditory Neurophysiology at the Medical University Hannover and the director of research of the ENT clinics. Andrej Kral leads the Dept. of Experimental Otology and the Joint Institute of AudioNeuroTechnology. Since 2004 he has been Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience and Cognition at The University of Texas at Dallas\, USA and since 2017 member of the National Academy of Science Leopoldina. The focus of research includes neuroscience of deafness\, cochlear implants\, auditory development\, brain plasticity\, cross-modal reorganization and neuroprosthetic stimulation. The research has been published\, among others\, in New England Journal of Medicine\, Science\, Lancet Neurology\, Nature Neuroscience\, Trends in Neuroscience\, Brain\, Journal of Neuroscience and Cerebral Cortex\, he gave more than 150 invited talks at international conferences and research institutions in US and Europe. Together with A.N.Popper and R.R.Fay he edited the volume of the Springer Handbook of Auditory Research on Deafness (vol. 47). \nThe lab has received funding from German Research Society (DFG)\, Common Scientific Conference Germany\, State of Hamburg and State of Lower Saxony\, NIH\, EU and cochlear implant industry. \nWho should come:  hearing\, speech and language researchers and clinicians\, cognitive scientists\, psychologists\, researchers in aging health and health care professionals.\nNetwork: Learn from one another and see what collaboration opportunities are available.\nRegistration:  Entry is free and open to the public. Please register by Monday 19 March 2018 to louise.dodd@mq.edu.au
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/ahh-seminar-developmental-plasticity-of-the-deaf-brain/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180213T000000
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SUMMARY:AHH seminar: Personalized medicine in cochlear implantation:  Microanatomical variations ...
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Professor Andrej Kral\nDate: Tuesday 27 March\nTime: 2.00pm – 3.30pm\nLocation:  Level 1\, Talavera Road\, Macquarie University \nAgenda:\n2.00pm – 2.05pm – Welcome\n2.05pm – 2.45pm – Presentation\n2.45pm – 3.00pm – Q & A\n3.00pm – 3.30pm – Networking & Refreshments \nAbstract:\nOutcomes of cochlear implantation are characterized by extensive variability. Part of this variability may be related to variations in the form of the cochlea. While the cochlear function is related to the biophysical properties of the basilar membrane\, the cochlear microanatomy is characterized by extensive variation in size and form (1). This significantly influences the outcome of cochlear implantation\, particularly the implantation forces and the resulting intracochlear trauma (2). However\, current imaging technologies provide only very rudimentary information on the cochlear form and size. To overcome this difficulty\, an analytical model of the cochlea is required that allows to approximate not only the size but also the detailed cochlear form out of the few parameters that can be obtained in human cochlear imaging. We analyzed the 3D cochlear form in 108 corrosion casts and 30 µCTs from human donors at microscopic resolution. Based on these data we developed an analytical 3D model of the human cochlea that can provide the information on the cochlear form out of only 4 measured parameters (3). The result was validated using the “leave one out” cross-validation and showed the high precision well within ±1 mm. \nThe outcome of this endeavor is not only of critical importance for clinical applications\, but also for understanding of the origins of biological form. Our data demonstrate that the cochlear form cannot have an acoustic function\, as previously speculated. Rather the individual variations of the form result from spatial constraints in the crowded human temporal bone (3). \nSupported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Exc. 1077) and Advanced Bionics European Research Center\, GmbH. \nReferences \n(1) Avci E\, Nauwelaers T\, Lenarz T\, Hamacher V\, & Kral A\, 2014: Variations in microanatomy of the human cochlea. J Comp Neurol 522:3245-3261. \n(2) Avci E\, Nauwelaers T\, Hamacher V\, & Kral A\, 2016: Three-Dimensional force profile during cochlear implantation depends on individual geometry and insertion trauma. Ear Hear 38(3):e168-e179. \n(3) Pietsch M\, Aguirre Dávila L\, Erfurt P\, Avci E\, Lenarz T\, & Kral A\, 2017: Spiral form of the human cochlea results from spatial constraints. Sci Rep 7(1):7500. \nBio:\nAndrej Kral was born in Bratislava\, studied general medicine at the Comenius University (MD 1993\, PhD 1998). His first research position was at the Institute of Pathological Physiology (1992 – 1995). In collaboration with the Mathematical Institute (Prof. V. Majernik) he worked on computer models of neuronal networks. In 1995\, at the Institute of Sensory Physiology\, J.W.Goethe University\, Frankfurt am Main (Head: Prof. R. Klinke) the focus of research moved to cochlear implants. He was appointed associate professor of physiology (“Priv.-Doz.”) at J.W.Goethe University in 2002. 2004-2009 he was Professor of Neurophysiology at the Institute of Neurophysiology\, University of Hamburg. Since 2009 he has been Chair and Professor of Auditory Neurophysiology at the Medical University Hannover and the director of research of the ENT clinics. Andrej Kral leads the Dept. of Experimental Otology and the Joint Institute of AudioNeuroTechnology. Since 2004 he has been Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience and Cognition at The University of Texas at Dallas\, USA and since 2017 member of the National Academy of Science Leopoldina. The focus of research includes neuroscience of deafness\, cochlear implants\, auditory development\, brain plasticity\, cross-modal reorganization and neuroprosthetic stimulation. The research has been published\, among others\, in New England Journal of Medicine\, Science\, Lancet Neurology\, Nature Neuroscience\, Trends in Neuroscience\, Brain\, Journal of Neuroscience and Cerebral Cortex\, he gave more than 150 invited talks at international conferences and research institutions in US and Europe. Together with A.N.Popper and R.R.Fay he edited the volume of the Springer Handbook of Auditory Research on Deafness (vol. 47). \nThe lab has received funding from German Research Society (DFG)\, Common Scientific Conference Germany\, State of Hamburg and State of Lower Saxony\, NIH\, EU and cochlear implant industry. \n  \nWho should come:  hearing\, speech and language researchers and clinicians\, cognitive scientists\, psychologists\, researchers in aging health and health care professionals.\nNetwork: Learn from one another and see what collaboration opportunities are available.\nRegistration:  Entry is free and open to the public. Please register by Monday 19 March 2018 to louise.dodd@mq.edu.au
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/ahh-seminar-personalized-medicine-in-cochlear-implantation-microanatomical-variations/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180208T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180208T000000
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SUMMARY:Seminar: BrainHearing – The ear is a gateway to the brain ...
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Prof. Thomas Lunner\, Oticon\, Eriksholm Research Center\nDate: 28 February 2018\nTime: 2.00pm-4.00pm\nLocation: Denis Byrne Room\, Level 4\, Australian Hearing Hub \nAbstract: The Framework for Understanding Effortful Listening (FUEL\, Eriksholm Workshop) has outlined possible mechanisms for when listening is effortful or not. This talk outlines some studies investigating the impact of hearing loss on processing effort and the benefit of a NR scheme on speech recognition and effort. For example it will be shown that signal processing in hearing instruments and noise reduction schemes counteract the effect of noise and reduce the effort required for speech recognition in both adverse listening situations\, but also under not so adverse listening situations. The results emphasize the relevance of measuring processing effort in situations where the traditional speech reception measures fail due to ceiling effects. Furthermore\, the effect of increased working memory load on listening effort will be shown\, as well as hearing instrument noise reduction to mitigate the increased effort. \nBiography: Prof. Lunner is a Senior Scientist\, Project leader and Research Area manager at Eriksholm Research Centre\, Oticon A/S\, Denmark. He is also Professor of Cognitive Hearing Science\, Linkoping University\, Linkoping\, Sweden\, since 2009 and Professor in Hearing Systems group\, Danish Technical University\, Denmark\, since 2015. He received the M.Sc. degree in physics and electrical engineering in 1989 and the Ph.D. degree in Technical Audiology in 1997\, both from Linkoping University. His research interests include the relationship between hearing and cognition\, cognitive control of hearing aids\, and the involvement of the internet in audiology service delivery and audiology research. He formulated\, in cooperation with Technical Audiology in Linköping and Oticon\, the digital signal processing scheme and fitting algorithms for the worlds first fully digitized hearing aid\, which was presented in 1995\, and received the European Unions prestigious technology prize IST Grand Prize in 1996. He has received various innovation prizes and including being awarded Alumni of the Year 2016\, Linköping University. He was also awarded the first Fellow at William Demant\, 2017. He has published more than 120 peer reviewed papers\, and holds more than 20 patents. H-index 33. \nOticon Medical Neuro CI system and Outlook on future of Cochlear Implant Design & Care  \nDr. Søren Riis\, Oticon Medical\, Research & Technology \nThis talk will start by a brief introduction to the latest Neuro CI system by Oticon Medical with an emphasis on how this differs from other solutions available on the market today and how we with this system address some of the key challenges in current CI designs and CI care. Through examples from our CI research portfolio\, the talk will also illustrate visions for the future of CI design and care. \nBiography: Dr. Riis completed his PhD in 1998 at the Technical University of Denmark. He joined Oticon in 2002 and transitioned to Oticon Medical in 2013 where he is heading Research & Technology activities at Oticon Medical across Cochlear Implants and Bone Anchored hearing devices. Dr. Riis is a member of the Oticon Eriksholm Research Board and Chairman of the Health Technology group in the Danish Academy of Technical sciences. \nOticon Medical Neural Stimulation Philosophy: a different paradigm \nDr. Pierre Stahl\, Oticon Medical\, Clinical Research \nThe way electrodes are driving electrical current and its impact on human hearing sensations have been widely studied in the cochlear implant (CI) field among the past decades. Although these efforts provided new insights and methodologies for more efficient or more focused stimulations (i.e.\, stimulation modes: bipolar\, tripolar\, current steering; regarding waveforms: multiphasic\, pseudo-monophasic\, ramps\, etc.)\, none or only a limited of these findings are actually used in commercialized CI systems\, which keep stimulating with gold-standard electrical parameters. The Oticon Medical neural stimulation paradigm build on fairly different characteristics. Low stimulation rate\, loudness coding by pulse-duration\, stimulation mode and pulse waveform are all parameters that can be considered Oticon Medical unique in the CI field. This presentation aims to highlight these differences based on literature knowledge\, dedicated studies and our intrinsic philosophy. \nBiography: Dr. Stahl was born in Marseille\, France\, on March 31\, 1986. He received the M.Sc. degree in 2011 in Physics and Biological sciences\, and the Ph.D. degree in Acoustic and Electric Psychoacoustics in 2015 from the Aix-Marseille University\, France\, under the supervision of Olivier Macherey and Sabine Meunier. He joined the Oticon Medical Neurelec Clinical and Research department in 2015. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Kelly Miles kelly.miles@nal.gov.au \n 
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/seminar-brainhearing-the-ear-is-a-gateway-to-the-brain/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180208T000000
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SUMMARY:Current Issues in Child Bilingual Development
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/current-issues-in-child-bilingual-development/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180130T000000
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SUMMARY:Perspectives on the diagnosis and remediation of auditory processing disorders. ...
DESCRIPTION:Title: Perspectives on the diagnosis and remediation of auditory processing disorders.\nSpeaker:  Harvey Dillon\nDate: Tuesday 20 February\nTime: 11:00am – 12:15pm\nLocation: Tutorial room 1.620\, Level 1\, AHH \nThis talk will review the problem of correctly diagnosing various forms of auditory processing disorders\, including the difficulties involved in separating auditory deficits from attention\, memory and language deficits.  Successful and unsuccessful examples will be given\, and a general solution outlined.  The talk will include a description of several lines of potential future research that should materially improve the accuracy of diagnosis and effectiveness of remediation for auditory processing disorders. \nDr Dillon is a Senior Research Scientist at NAL\, an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie\, and Visiting Professor of Hearing Science at the University of Manchester. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Pamela.Jackson@nal.gov.au
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/perspectives-on-the-diagnosis-and-remediation-of-auditory-processing-disorders/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180129T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180129T000000
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SUMMARY:Beginner's Introduction and Induction to Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/beginners-introduction-and-induction-to-magnetoencephalography-meg/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180118T000000
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SUMMARY:AHH seminar: A neurophysiological based coding strategy for cochlear implants ...
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr Waikong Lai\nDate: Thursday 8 February\nTime: 10.00am – 11.30am\nLocation: Australian Hearing Hub\, Level 1\, Lecture Theatre  \nAgenda:\n10.00am – 10.05am – Welcome\n10.05am – 10.45am – Presentation\n10.45am – 11.00am – Q & A\n11.00am – 11.30am – Networking & Refreshments \nAbstract:\nThe reduced channel capacity of a cochlear implant necessitates that sound information be efficiently encoded for maximum transmission.  With one of the bottlenecks being the capacity of the neural coding\, a novel coding strategy based on a model of the excitability state of the target neural population was developed.  The algorithm estimates the refractory behavior of the stimulated neural populations to compute the excitability state after the presentation of each stimulus\, and uses this excitability state in the selection of the next stimulus.  The Excitability Controlled Coding (ECC) strategy’s algorithm was implemented as a Matlab Simulink xPC model\, and executed in real-time on a Speedgoat (hardware) system with analog (microphone) input.  The output is configured for real-time streaming to Nucleus implants using a Cochlear StimGen RF encoder hardware.  ECC was then compared against an ACE implementation on the same hardware system using a spectral ripple test as well as adaptive sentences (OLSA) in noise.  Assessments were made by 4 experienced adult CI listeners.  Initial testing comparing ACE vs ECC shows marginal improvements with ECC for the spectral ripple test as well as for OLSA sentences in noise.  However\, these may not be the optimal tests for determining the advantages of ECC and further considerations are needed.  ECC is a coding strategy for cochlear implants that attempts to account for the capacity of the neural interface in transmitting encoded information.  Initial results are promising\, showing marginal improvements over the current ACE strategy even without much optimization and training. \nBio:\nWaikong Lai\, PhD\, is a senior research scientist at the Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre (SCIC) which is part of the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC).  Dr Lai’s extensive experience stems from his previous roles in research and engineering at the CSIRO department of Applied Physics (B.Elec.Eng.)\, Monash University (M.Eng.Sci.)\, University of Melbourne (Ph.D) and Zurich University Hospital (Postdoc Research Fellow).  Some of these include the development of the NRT Nucleus Response Telemetry system and software now used routinely on a clinical basis for cochlear implant fitting and management\, research and development of novel bio-inspired signal coding strategies\, as well as development and management of the Swiss Cochlear Implant database. \nWho should come:  hearing\, speech and language researchers and clinicians\, cognitive scientists\, psychologists\, researchers in aging health and health care professionals.\nNetwork: Learn from one another and see what collaboration opportunities are available.\nRegistration:  Entry is free and open to the public. Please register by Monday 5 February 2018 to louise.dodd@mq.edu.au
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/ahh-seminar-a-neurophysiological-based-coding-strategy-for-cochlear-implants/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180118T000000
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SUMMARY:Planning & Implementing Hearing Healthcare: From Global to Local Solutions ...
DESCRIPTION:Planning & Implementing Hearing Healthcare: From Global to Local Solutions\nLed by Professor Andrew Smith\nDate: Tuesday 6 March – Friday 9 March 2018\nTime: Tuesday-Thursday 9am – 5pm\, Friday 9am – 1pm\nLocation: Australian Hearing Hub \nFollowing World Hearing Day\, this 4-day instructional course led by Professor Andrew Smith\, will provide a platform to align knowledge and discuss avenues towards transforming and integrating hearing healthcare within public health. Bringing together researchers\, clinical decision makers and policy makers it aims to familiarise participants with the principles of global public health approaches to ear and hearing care\, with an emphasis on effective local planning and implementation. This includes disadvantaged and remote communities and the indigenous population. \nProfessor Andrew Smith is a world-renowned public health expert at the International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED)\, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and was responsible for the Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Impairment at the World Health Organisation from 1996 to 2008. \nA detailed article regarding the course can be found here – ENT & Audiology News – Andrew Smith: Public health planning for hearing impairment \nThis course is hosted by the Centre for the Implementation of Hearing Research\, Macquarie University and the Australian Hearing Hub. \nREGISTER NOW \nWe have opened up day-only registration. The daily registration rates are:\n– Tuesday\, Wednesday or Thursday: $150\n– Friday (half day): $100\nIf you would like to register for one (or two) days please contact me on sally.piper@mq.edu.au  ext. 8709. \nEvent opening session on Tuesday 6 March\, 9.00am – 10.30am (which includes morning tea) will be open and free to the public. You are all warmly invited to attend this session\, whether you have registered for the rest of the course or not. Please email sally.piper@mq.edu.au to register. \n  \n \n  \nDRAFT SCHEDULE: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING HEARING HEALTHCARE: FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL SOLUTIONS \n6-9 March 2018 \n\n\n\n\nTuesday 6\nWednesday 7 \nThursday 8 \n\nFriday 9\n\n\nAM\nChair: Prof Catherine McMahon \n  \nIntroduction \nDVC Research Prof Sakkie Pretorius \n  \nKeynote Speech – TBC \n  \nThe state of hearing research\, services\, and impact for the Australian population \nProf Catherine McMahon \n  \nCourse Day 1 \nProf Andrew Smith \nIntroduction: purpose\, overview\, learning objectives\, teaching methods \nHearing awareness exercise (over morning tea) \n  \nPublic hearing health \nStrategies/exercise for prevention \n\nCourse Day 2 \nProf Andrew Smith \nPrimary Ear and Hearing Care (PEHC)\, and role of CBR \nLinks to Aboriginal hearing health \nSamantha Harkus  \nResearch study design/ population-based methods\, WHO survey methods\, rapid assessment \nEarly detection for early intervention \nPlanning: Set objectives and priorities \nGroup work: determine priorities\, objectives\, activities. \n  \nCourse Day 3 \nProf Andrew Smith \nWHO Global programme on Prevention of Deafness and Hearing \nDr Shelly Chadha (TBC) \nNational Programme for control of Hearing loss & Deafness \nBarriers to hearing aids \nRaising awareness & advocacy \nHealth economics \nGroup work: finalise project proposals \n\nChair: Prof David McAlpine \n  \nPresentation of group projects \n  \nHearing Health and strategy implementation \nProf Catherine McMahon and Prof Frances Rapport  \n  \nCourse summary and Q&A \nProf Andrew Smith and Prof Catherine McMahon \n  \nClose \n  \n\n\n\nPM\n  \nGlobal Programmes – are they necessary? \n  \nPrinciples of planning \nGroup work: Define target population\, situation analysis\, aim of group project \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/planning-implementing-hearing-healthcare-from-global-to-local-solutions/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180118T000000
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SUMMARY:AHH seminar: Innovation in Audiology and Hearing Aid Technology
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr Brent Edwards\nDate: Thursday 5 April\nTime: 10.00am – 11.30am\nLocation: Australian Hearing Hub\, Level 1\, Lecture Theatre  \nAgenda:\n10.00am – 10.05am – Welcome\n10.05am – 10.45am – Presentation\n10.45am – 11.00am – Q & A\n11.00am – 11.30am – Networking & Refreshments \n  \nAbstract:\nHearing technology and their distribution methods are changing faster than at anytime in the history of amplification. Hearing aids are converging with consumer electronics with their integration of made-for-iPhone technology\, while “hearables” are taking on features normally only found in hearing aids. Novel fitting methods are being developed that enhance the capabilities of hearing healthcare professionals\, while other hearing devices and fitting methods are being developed to try to eliminate the professional from the distribution channel. Diagnostics and outcome measures are being developed that redefine patient needs and help better understand the benefit that new technology provides hearing aid wearers. Each of these technological and scientific advances has implications for people with hearing impairment and for those who treat them. This talk will provide a perspective on how all of these developments will shape the future of hearing technology\, hearing healthcare professionals\, and the lives of people with hearing impairment. \nBio:\nBrent Edwards\, Ph.D.\, is the Director of the National Acoustic Laboratories in Sydney\, Australia. For over 22 years he has lead research and development teams at major hearing aid companies and Silicon Valley startups that have developed innovative signal processing algorithms\, fitting procedures\, diagnostics and outcome measures\, wireless technologies\, transducers and other technologies that have benefitted hearing aid wearers and dispensers worldwide. Dr. Edwards founded and developed the Starkey Hearing Research Center that is currently a leading site for research in hearing impairment and cognition. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and is a frequent invited speaker at international scientific conferences. Dr. Edwards is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America\, a Fellow of the International Collegium of Rehabilitative Audiology\, and Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham’s School of Medicine. Dr Edwards received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\, his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Michigan and was a Postdoctoral Fellow in psychology at the University of Minnesota. \nWho should come:  hearing\, speech and language researchers and clinicians\, cognitive scientists\, psychologists\, researchers in aging health and health care professionals.\nNetwork: Learn from one another and see what collaboration opportunities are available.\nRegistration:  Entry is free and open to the public. Please register by Monday 2 April 2018 to louise.dodd@mq.edu.au
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/ahh-seminar-innovation-in-audiology-and-hearing-aid-technology/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180118T000000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: How to teach multi-syllabic word reading and spelling
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/workshop-how-to-teach-multi-syllabic-word-reading-and-spelling/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20171126T000000
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture - Professor Jean Decety
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URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/public-lecture-professor-jean-decety/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20171106T000000
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SUMMARY:AHH seminar: Debi Vickers & John Deeks
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Professor Associate Professor Debi Vickers & John Deeks\nDate: Thursday 16 November\nTime: 10.00am – 12.30pm\nLocation: Australian Hearing Hub\, Level 1\, Lecture Theatre  \nAgenda:\n10.00am – 10.05am – Welcome\n10.05am – 10.45am – Optimizing outcomes for hearing impaired listeners – Debi Vickers\n10.45am – 11.00am – Q & A\n11.00am – 11.45am – Temporal pitch perception by cochlear implant users – John Deeks\n11.45am – 12.00pm – Q & A\n12.00pm – 12.30pm – Light lunch & Networking\nPlease see below the abstracts and biographies  \nWho should come:  hearing\, speech and language researchers and clinicians\, cochlear implant researchers and clinicians\, cognitive scientists\, psychologists\, people interested in objective measures\, paediatric deafness and speech perception.\nNetwork: Learn from one another and see what collaboration opportunities are available.\nRegistration:  Entry is free and open to the public.\nPlease register by Monday 13 November 2017 to louise.dodd@mq.edu.au \nFunding acknowledgements: John Deeks trip has been funded by a Macquarie University Visiting Fellow grant and Debi Vickers trip has been funded by the Cochlear Macquarie University Partnership. \n  \nOptimizing outcomes for hearing impaired listeners – Debi Vickers\nAbstract:\nThis research is concerned with interventions and assessments that can support optimization of speech perception outcomes for hearing-impaired listeners.\nThe first study concerns the detection of hearing problems in babies\, and looked at the impact of introducing the measurement of cortical responses\, using HearLab\, into the newborn hearing screening pathway. A retrospective analysis of two consecutive cohorts (2008-2011 and 2011-2015) was conducted. The first cohort was prior to the introduction of cortical measurements and the second cohort underwent the cortical measurement protocol as part of their audiological management. This showed that the introduction of HearLab resulted in an earlier average hearing aid fitting age for babies with mild-moderate losses. When reviewing the reasons it showed that the use of unaided and aided cortical measurements for speech sounds helped parents to have a better understanding of the speech detection abilities of their children and also it gave audiologists greater confidence for prescribing hearing aids.\nThe second study examined development of cortical responses to sound following cochlear implant activation\, using the electrically evoked auditory change complex (eACC). A significant relationship was found between the emergence of the eACC to changes in electrode stimulation\, behavioural electrode discrimination and speech understanding. Such a measure could be helpful in informing clinical fitting and training interventions\, particularly important for adults with early onset of deafness and late implantation.\nThe final study developed and assessed a spatial speech in noise measure for evaluating ‘real-world’ hearing with bilateral cochlear implants using a more challenging assessment than currently used clinically. The ‘spatial speech test’ was developed to simultaneously assess speech perception and the perception of relative location of a target sound in the presence of noise. We have shown with our latest implementation that bilateral cochlear implant users were able to perform above chance in both speech perception and relative localization judgements in the presence of noise\, although they did not demonstrate spatial release from masking they demonstrated benefit from the second side implant for relative localization judgements. \nBiography:\nDebi Vickers is an Associate Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences at University College London (UCL). Her doctoral work looked at optimizing the delivery of fricatives in hearing aids for profoundly deaf adults and her post-doctoral research was in psychophysics\, speech perception and dead regions\, based in the Hearing Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. The majority of her research over the past decade at UCL has looked at optimizing outcomes for cochlear implant users\, more recently focusing on electrode selection\, plasticity\, training and bilateral implants. Debi is a sub-theme (‘Transforming Hearing Devices’) lead for the UCL Biomedical Research Centre in Deafness. \nCurrent projects in her research group look at ‘brain changes following implantation’\, ‘maximising binaural processing’\, ‘optimising cochlear implant fitting parameters’\, ‘music training to improve listening skills’\, ‘the development of real-life listening assessments’\, ‘candidacy criteria for cochlear implants’\, ‘maximizing outcomes for babies and infants with hearing impairment’ and ‘the impact of classroom acoustics on speech understanding’. \n  \nTemporal pitch perception by cochlear implant users – John Deeks\nAbstract:\nCochlear implant (CI) users can derive a musical pitch from the temporal pattern of pulses delivered to one or more electrodes. However\, this temporal pitch perception deteriorates with increasing pulse rate\, and most listeners cannot detect increases in pulse rate beyond about 300 pps. This upper limit differs markedly between CI users\, and between different electrodes within the same user\, suggesting a peripheral origin to the limit. But\, the upper limit is immune to several manipulations that we expect to substantially alter the pattern of neural firing on auditory nerve (AN) fibres. Three studies are described\, aimed at further understanding the neural basis of temporal pitch processing in CI users. In the first\, we measured rate discrimination and AN activity (using the electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP)) in the same subjects and with the same stimuli. Results show that important aspects of temporal pitch perception cannot be explained in terms of the AN response\, at least as measured by ECAPs. In the second\, we investigated whether the upper limit increased in CI users following activation of their implant. We tested CI users on the day of activation (“switch on”) and at two and six months later. The upper limit increased significantly between but not within sessions. Performance on a low-rate discrimination task improved significantly between sessions\, but the effect size was significantly less than for the upper limit. Findings are consistent with an effect of neural plasticity on temporal coding at high rates. Lastly\, we report results of a double-blind placebo-controlled trial of a drug\, AUT0063\, on three temporal processing tasks in CI users. Kv3.1 is a fast acting potassium channel important for returning the cell membrane to a resting state\, allowing the neuron to fire in a sustained and temporally accurate manner in response to high-rate pulse trains. Kv3.1a channels are susceptible to auditory deprivation\, the effects of which can be partially reversed in animal models using AUT0063. Despite good test-re-test reliability (correlations of at least 0.89)\, no effect of the drug was found. \nBiography:\nJohn Deeks\, PhD is a Senior Research Scientist at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit\, University of Cambridge. His research focuses on hearing mechanisms in both normal-hearing listeners and people fit with a cochlear implant. In Cambridge\, he is part of the Speech and Hearing Group\, headed by Bob Carlyon. He obtained a BSc in Experimental Psychology from the University of Sussex\, an MSc in Audiology from the University of Southampton\, and PhD – concerned with pitch and timbre perception by profoundly hearing impaired listeners – from the Department of Phonetics and Linguistics\, UCL. \n 
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/ahh-seminar-debi-vickers-john-deeks/
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SUMMARY:HEAR FOR YOU FILM SHOWCASE
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the Hear for You film showcase:\nDate: Monday 27 November 2017\nTime: 11.30am – 12.30pm\nLocation: Australian Hearing Hub\, Lecture Theatre\, Level 1 \nEnjoy films made by deaf/hard of hearing teenagers and gain an insight into the life of deaf/hard of hearing people. \nIf you have any questions please contact:\nJohn Lui\, NSW Programs Coordinator\, Hear for You  john.lui@hearforyou.com.au \nHear For You are an unique non-profit organisation that runs mentoring programs for deaf/hard of hearing teenagers in high school. \n  \n 
URL:https://hearinghub.edu.au/event/hear-for-you-film-showcase/
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