STUDENT SECTION MEETING - PRESENTATION

Dr. John Middlebrooks - Friday, October 12

Kresge Hearing Research Institute

DATE: Friday, October 12, 2007
TIME: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
LOCATION: 2335 Medical Sciences Building I, University of Michigan Medical Campus (view a map) - signs will be posted at the north at the entrance of the building leading to the facilities

TOPIC: Guided Tour of the Kresge Hearing Research Institute Central Systems Laboratory
PRESENTER: Dr. John Middlebrooks, Director, Central Systems Laboratory, Kresge Hearing Research Institute

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: The Central Systems Laboratory conducts research examining the brain mechanisms of hearing, particularly issues related to stimulus coding in the auditory cortex. Some of its current projects center around spatial hearing and auditory prosthesis, including extensive research in cochlear implants. The Laboratory facilities consist of a double-walled anechoic chamber used for human psychophysical studies, a second chamber for animal physiological studies of spatial hearing experiments, and a double-walled chamber used for cochlear implant studies.

Dr. Middlebrooks will hold a talk on the objectives and current directions of research at the Laboratory, which will be followed by a guided tour of the Laboratory facilities. Food will be served following the conclusion of the tour.

Visit the Central Systems Laboratory for more information on the John Middlebrooks and his research.