Special Emphasis Panel for Translational Auditory Neuroscience and Hearing Loss Mechanisms & Technologies – NSS (80)
The Integrated and Translational Hearing Research study section integrates basic auditory science, clinical research, and technology development to advance hearing health across the lifespan in humans. It spans fundamental studies of auditory processing, investigations of hearing loss mechanisms and risk factors, and innovations in cochlear implants, hearing devices, and rehabilitation. The work also addresses speech understanding, central auditory processing, and cognitive influences on hearing, while leveraging neuroimaging, wearable technologies, and artificial intelligence to improve diagnosis, treatment, and scalable hearing healthcare.
Review Dates
A roster for the panel will be posted here, at least 30 days prior to the review meeting
Topics
- Auditory Neuroscience & Perception - Basic Mechanisms of hearing, neural coding, and perception
- Biological mechanisms and risk factors om hearing loss – Etiology, aging, and developmental trajectories
- Cochlear Implants – Technology, Programming & Signal Processing including Engineering, algorithms, and device optimization
- Hearing Devices, Rehabilitation & Outcomes – functional benefit, plasticity, and real-world performance
- Speech, Central Auditory Processing & Cognitive Factors – speech understanding, attention, prediction, and cognition
- Tinnitus, Diagnostics & AI-Enabled Digital Health – clinical conditions, biomarkers, and scalable technologies.
