A master thesis from Aalborg University
Development and Objective Evaluation of an EAS Cochlear Implant Model
Author(s)
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-06-03
Pages
81 pages
Abstract
The project at hand attempts to implement a model capable of simulating combined electric and acoustic stimulation (EAS) in cochlear implant (CI) users. To model acoustic stimulation of human auditory system, the Matlab Auditory Periphery (MAP) model, developed by the Hearing Research Lab at the University of Essex, is used by adjustments to mimic a hearing loss. For modeling electric stimulation a CI model provided by Neurelec/Oticon Medical is used. The Goldwyn point process framework serves as a common platform for combination of the acoustic and electric part. The combination is based on the assumption of superposition of neural firing intensities evoked by the separate parts. The complete model is evaluated by the help of the neurogram similarity index measure (NSIM) and problems occurring during EAS (e.g. temporal desynchronization and place-mismatch) are investigated.
Keywords
Documents
Colophon: This page is part of the AAU Student Projects portal, which is run by Aalborg University. Here, you can find and download publicly available bachelor's theses and master's projects from across the university dating from 2008 onwards. Student projects from before 2008 are available in printed form at Aalborg University Library.
If you have any questions about AAU Student Projects or the research registration, dissemination and analysis at Aalborg University, please feel free to contact the VBN team. You can also find more information in the AAU Student Projects FAQs.