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SHACS: Mario A. Svirsky, PhD - Frequency-Place Maps in Postlingually Deaf Cochlear Implant Users: Hardwired or Plastic?
Adult cochlear implant (CI) users provide a powerful model to probe the limits of auditory plasticity under altered frequency-to-place maps. We examined anatomical and perceptual frequency mismatch in single-sided deafness CI users using a novel speech-based acoustic model selection paradigm, in which listeners adjusted vocoders to match CI percepts. Results revealed substantial inter-subject variability and a consistent basalward shift in perceived frequency allocation. Perceptual mismatch decreased with experience and depended on electrode location, indicating partial but incomplete adaptation, with potential consequences for speech outcomes. In striking contrast, electroacoustic pitch-matching with pure tones showed little to no change over time. This dissociation—robust adaptation for speech but stability for tonal stimuli—suggests that auditory plasticity is stimulus-dependent and driven by behaviorally meaningful inputs. These findings challenge simple models of uniform plasticity and motivate individua…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Haring Center, EEU School (CHSC). Campus room: Room CD150. Accessibility Contact: lfoy@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Faculty, students, researchers, lab members.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
SHACS: Derek Houston, PhD - The effects of hearing experience on parent-child interactions during free play: Implications for word learning
Professor of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences at University of Connecticut
The 2025-2026 SHACS lectures will all be held in person, and are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Eagleson Hall (EGL). Campus room: Room 211. Accessibility Contact: lfoy@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Faculty, students, researchers, lab members.
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Prentice Bloedel Research Day
An annual tradition that brings together the wider Bloedel research community for a half-day series of talks followed by a poster session and reception.
*NEW* Lecture titles have been added, and links to the info page, registration and poster submission forms, and downloadable flyer and detailed speaker schedule PDFs.
https://sites.uw.edu/hearing/brd-2026/
Register: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/y3dWcZqUjv
Submit a Poster: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/wZjxby7FhN
Download Schedule: https://sites.uw.edu/hearing/files/2026/04/2026-BRD-Talk-Schedule-v1.2-10-Apr-2026.pdf
Download Flyer: https://sites.uw.edu/hearing/files/2026/04/BRD-2026-Flyer-7-Apr-2026.pdf
Talks: 12:30 – 4:30 PM
12:30 PM
Introduction by Jennifer S. Stone, PhD & David L. Horn, MD, MS
12:40 PM Karl Kandler, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurobiology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
"Wiring the Lateral Superior Olive: It Takes Three to Tango"
1:10 PM Olivia Bermingham-McDonogh, PhD…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Haring Center, EEU School (CHSC). Campus room: CD150 Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: lfoy@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Target Audience: Faculty, students, trainees, researchers, lab staff.
Thursday, June 4, 2026, 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit sites.uw.edu. VMBHRC Presents: Craig A. Buchman, MD, FACS - Simultaneous Multi-Electrode Recordings Along Human Scala Tympani: Evidence for Level Dependent Coding
Craig A. Buchman, MD, FACS is a Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Utah and is a practicing neurotologist for more than 25 years. He has an international reputation for his contributions in the field of cochlear implantation. Dr. Buchman and his colleagues described the use of electrocochleography in cochlear implantation (circa 2006) and has an active, NIH-funded research program that uses this technology for Cochlear Implant Performance Prediction. He has trained more than 200 residents and neurotology fellows in the field. He served as the Lindburg Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis from 2015-2025.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Haring Center, EEU School (CHSC). Campus room: Room CD150. Accessibility Contact: lfoy@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Faculty, students, researchers, lab members.
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.