BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250804T200725EDT-5071TERIEc@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250805T000725Z DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT:\n\nCortical plasticity is the neural mechanism by whi ch the cerebrum adapts itself to its environment\, while at the same time making it vulnerable to impoverished sensory or developmental experiences. Like the visual system\, auditory development passes through a series of sensitive periods in which circuits and connections are established and th en refined by experience. Current research is expanding our understanding of cerebral processing and organization in the deaf. In the congenitally d eaf\, higher-order areas of 'deaf' auditory cortex demonstrate significant crossmodal plasticity with neurons responding to visual and somatosensory stimuli. This crucial cerebral function results in compensatory plasticit y. Not only can the remaining inputs reorganize to substitute for those lo st\, but this additional circuitry also confers enhanced abilities to the remaining systems. In this presentation we will review our present underst anding of the structure and function of “deaf” auditory cortex using psych ophysical\, electrophysiological\, and connectional anatomy approaches and consider how this knowledge informs our expectations of the capabilities of cochlear implants in the developing brain.\n\nThis seminar will take pl ace in-person and on line (details in attached poster below)\n DTSTART:20230324T150000Z DTEND:20230324T160000Z LOCATION:Room 1034\, McIntyre Medical Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3G 1 Y6\, 3655 promenade Sir William Osler SUMMARY:Physiology Seminar by Dr. Stephen Lomber: Auditory Cortex Plasticit y Following Hearing Loss URL:/physiology/channels/event/physiology-seminar-dr-s tephen-lomber-auditory-cortex-plasticity-following-hearing-loss-346530 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR