Our Research
The Pediatric Binaural Integration Laboratory studies how children integrate sound from both ears to develop skills that are foundational for listening, language, and learning. Our primary focus is on understanding how children who are deaf/hard-of-hearing in one ear learn to navigate complex listening environments and optimize auditory input to support their academic, communication, and social-emotional development.
Improving Outcomes in Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss
Children with unilateral hearing loss demonstrate significant challenges in speech perception that are likely to have cascading effects on broader development. Our goal is to help doctors, speech-language pathologists, and teachers develop improved care plans that address these challenges.
A Neural-Behavioral Approach to Understanding Pediatric Unilateral Hearing Loss
Our lab uses multiple techniques to consider the behavioral outcomes of children with unilateral hearing loss in the context of sensory and neural function, in real time. Studies may involve a combination of any of the following:
- Behavioral measures like those in audiology and speech-language pathology clinics to assess hearing, speech, language, and cognition
- State-of-the-art brain imaging, including magnetoencephalography (MEG) and structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Cutting-edge electroencephalography (EEG)
- Advanced laboratory measures of sensory and behavioural function