Pathways Society

Frank E. Musiek   There is no question that considerable research has been conducted on the cochlear nucleus in recent years. Anatomists, physiologists, psycho-acousticians, audiologists and others have made contributions to our understanding of the CNu. However, in reflection on some current research of the CNu I kept thinking about some very early research which was clinical in nature that

Elissa H. Kawamoto, B.S. Graduate Student, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Science, University of Arizona   In order to develop strong diagnostic and clinical skills, one must have a deep understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the entire system related to ones field of study. Considerable attention must be directed towards understanding the region where vestibular schwannomas grow. This is

Herbert Jay Gould, Ph.D. School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Memphis   Compressed speech has been studied since the early 1950s (Garvey 1953) and has been suggested as a tool for the diagnosis of APD since at least 1977 (Beasley and Freeman 1977). The general consensus is that abnormal performance on compressed speech material reflects a deficit in

By Mike Webb   The goose is dead…or at least partially cooked.  I use this metaphor, of course, as the goose who laid the golden eggs: in our audiology context, the “hearing aid” goose.  I, for one, believe it may be a positive, pivotal moment for strengthening the field of audiology. A similar pivotal moment occurred in 1978 for audiology

By Frank Musiek, Ph.D.   The insula (meaning island and sometimes called the Island of Reil) is located medial to the temporal lobe. If one were to pull away the temporal lobe in a lateral manner, the insula would be observed behind it. It looks like another cortex and is situated of course, close to the temporal lobe – the

by Barrett St. George   {Editor’s note: I have asked Barrett St. George, an Au.D. – Ph.D. student in our lab to write this commentary on the neuroanatomy projects in our lab. Several topics are covered and I thought it would be of interest to our Pathways/HHTM readership. – FM}     A detailed understanding of the central auditory nervous

By: Stephanie A. Waryasz, Au.D., CCC-A, F-AAA   Sport-related concussion is a type of injury that tends to produce subtle anatomical abnormalities on the microscopic level within the brain (Gaetz & Weinberg, 2000; Gaetz, Goodman, & Weinberg, 2000; Barth, Freeman, Broshek, & Verney, 2001).  These types of injuries may be asymptomatic and remain unidentified through standard clinical neuropsychological testing, consequently

by Nicole Denny, Alyssa Everett, and Frank Musiek, The University of Arizona   Binaural Improvement in Normal and Defective Ears in a Background of Other Voices is a classic article from 1971 by J. D. Harris and C. Myers.  Previous research by Harris in 1965 demonstrated that when a subject is asked to answer a set of questions in a

Vishakha W. Rawool, PhD Professor and Director of Graduate Study in Audiology West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Email: [email protected]     The auditory system is capable of processing auditory stimuli without active attention as summarized in Rawool (2016a). This article is designed to review a few findings related to auditory processing without active attention and discuss how such

Mridula Sharma 1,2 Associate Professor  1Department of Linguistics, Australian Hearing Hub, 16 University Avenue, Macquarie University New South Wales 2109, Australia 2The HEARing CRC, 550 Swanston Street, Audiology, Hearing and Speech Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia       Communication in quiet is a rare occurrence. Noise is ubiquitous, causing interference in classroom, restaurants, malls, and other