3 Your Auditory Brain Is Plastic!

from Earvangelism Hosted by Priscilla Leigh

Join me on the Earvangelism for a tale of ear miracles about how plastic the auditory brain is! In the 1970s, Michael Merzenich helped pioneer cochlear implants, restoring hearing for the deaf, and uncovered a game-changer: the auditory brain’s incredible plasticity. This discovery led him to found Posit Science, creating BrainHQ—a science-backed program to train your brain. In this episode, psychoaudiologist Priscilla Leigh reveals how his work changed how the world views hearing and auditory processing.

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