Anu Sharma

Summary

Affiliation: University of Colorado
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The influence of a sensitive period on central auditory development in children with unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants
    Anu Sharma
    Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
    Hear Res 203:134-43. 2005
  2. ncbi Rapid development of cortical auditory evoked potentials after early cochlear implantation
    Anu Sharma
    Callier Advanced Hearing Research Center, University of Texas at Dallas, 1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, TX 75235, USA
    Neuroreport 13:1365-8. 2002
  3. ncbi Central auditory development in children with cochlear implants: clinical implications
    Anu Sharma
    Callier Center for Communication Disorders, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
    Adv Otorhinolaryngol 64:66-88. 2006
  4. ncbi Deprivation-induced cortical reorganization in children with cochlear implants
    Anu Sharma
    Brain and Behavior Laboratory, Dept of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO 80309 0409, USA
    Int J Audiol 46:494-9. 2007
  5. ncbi A sensitive period for cochlear implantation in deaf children
    Anu Sharma
    Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:151-3. 2011
  6. ncbi Cortical maturation and behavioral outcomes in children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
    Anu Sharma
    Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
    Int J Audiol 50:98-106. 2011
  7. ncbi Cortical development, plasticity and re-organization in children with cochlear implants
    Anu Sharma
    Brain and Behavior Laboratory, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2501 Kittredge Loop Road, 409 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 0409, USA
    J Commun Disord 42:272-9. 2009
  8. ncbi Cortical reorganization in children with cochlear implants
    Phillip M Gilley
    Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2501 Kittredge Loop Rd, 409 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 0409, USA
    Brain Res 1239:56-65. 2008
  9. ncbi The influence of a sensitive period for auditory-visual integration in children with cochlear implants
    Phillip M Gilley
    Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 0409, USA
    Restor Neurol Neurosci 28:207-18. 2010
  10. ncbi Plasticity in the developing auditory cortex: evidence from children with sensorineural hearing loss and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
    Garrett Cardon
    Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Department, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
    J Am Acad Audiol 23:396-411; quiz 495. 2012

Research Grants

  1. Central Auditory System Plasticity in Implanted Children
    Anu Sharma; Fiscal Year: 2005
  2. Central Auditory Development in Hearing Impaired Infants
    Anu Sharma; Fiscal Year: 2009

Detail Information

Publications19

  1. ncbi The influence of a sensitive period on central auditory development in children with unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants
    Anu Sharma
    Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
    Hear Res 203:134-43. 2005
    ..Our results are consistent with animal models of central auditory development after implantation and confirm the presence of a relatively brief sensitive period for central auditory development in young children...
  2. ncbi Rapid development of cortical auditory evoked potentials after early cochlear implantation
    Anu Sharma
    Callier Advanced Hearing Research Center, University of Texas at Dallas, 1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, TX 75235, USA
    Neuroreport 13:1365-8. 2002
    ..Our results demonstrate a high degree of central auditory system plasticity during early human development...
  3. ncbi Central auditory development in children with cochlear implants: clinical implications
    Anu Sharma
    Callier Center for Communication Disorders, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
    Adv Otorhinolaryngol 64:66-88. 2006
    ....
  4. ncbi Deprivation-induced cortical reorganization in children with cochlear implants
    Anu Sharma
    Brain and Behavior Laboratory, Dept of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO 80309 0409, USA
    Int J Audiol 46:494-9. 2007
    ..Finally, we describe new magentoencephalography (MEG) evidence of somatosensory cross-modal plasticity following long-term auditory deprivation...
  5. ncbi A sensitive period for cochlear implantation in deaf children
    Anu Sharma
    Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:151-3. 2011
    ..We review consequences for cortical re-organization and cortical de-coupling when children receive cochlear implants after the end of the sensitive period...
  6. ncbi Cortical maturation and behavioral outcomes in children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
    Anu Sharma
    Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
    Int J Audiol 50:98-106. 2011
    ..CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that P1 CAEP responses may be: (i) A useful indicator of the extent to which neural dys-synchrony disrupts cortical development, (ii) A good predictor of behavioral outcome in children with ANSD...
  7. ncbi Cortical development, plasticity and re-organization in children with cochlear implants
    Anu Sharma
    Brain and Behavior Laboratory, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2501 Kittredge Loop Road, 409 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 0409, USA
    J Commun Disord 42:272-9. 2009
    ....
  8. ncbi Cortical reorganization in children with cochlear implants
    Phillip M Gilley
    Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2501 Kittredge Loop Rd, 409 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 0409, USA
    Brain Res 1239:56-65. 2008
    ..Reorganization of central auditory pathways is limited by the age at which implantation occurs, and may help explain the benefits and limitations of implantation in congenitally deaf children...
  9. ncbi The influence of a sensitive period for auditory-visual integration in children with cochlear implants
    Phillip M Gilley
    Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 0409, USA
    Restor Neurol Neurosci 28:207-18. 2010
    ..Our goal was to investigate the effects of reorganization in a task that examines performance during multisensory integration...
  10. ncbi Plasticity in the developing auditory cortex: evidence from children with sensorineural hearing loss and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
    Garrett Cardon
    Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Department, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
    J Am Acad Audiol 23:396-411; quiz 495. 2012
    ..In this article, we review several fundamental principles of cortical development and plasticity and discuss the clinical applications in children with SNHL and ANSD who receive intervention with hearing aids and/or cochlear implants...
  11. ncbi Motor-auditory-visual integration: The role of the human mirror neuron system in communication and communication disorders
    Ronald M Le Bel
    Institute of Cognitive Science, CU Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
    J Commun Disord 42:299-304. 2009
    ....
  12. ncbi Special issue on central auditory system development and plasticity
    Anu Sharma
    Int J Audiol 46:459. 2007
  13. ncbi Central auditory development: evidence from CAEP measurements in children fit with cochlear implants
    Michael F Dorman
    Department of Speech and Hearing Science, Arizona State University, AZ, USA
    J Commun Disord 40:284-94. 2007
    ..The reader will also be provided with two case studies that illustrate the use of the P1 response as biomarker for development of central auditory pathways. Finally, suggestions for future research will be provided...
  14. ncbi Central auditory development in children with bilateral cochlear implants
    Paul W Bauer
    Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75230, USA
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 132:1133-6. 2006
    ..To examine the time course of maturation of P1 latencies in infant sequential and simultaneous bilateral cochlear implant recipients...
  15. ncbi Abnormalities in central auditory maturation in children with language-based learning problems
    Phillip M Gilley
    The University of Texas at Dallas, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Callier Advanced Hearing Research Center, 1966 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75206, USA
    Clin Neurophysiol 117:1949-56. 2006
    ..To examine maturation of the central auditory pathways in children with language-based learning problems (LP)...
  16. ncbi Minimization of cochlear implant stimulus artifact in cortical auditory evoked potentials
    Phillip M Gilley
    School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Callier Advanced Hearing Research Center, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1966 Inwood Road, 75235, USA
    Clin Neurophysiol 117:1772-82. 2006
    ..To compare two methods of minimizing cochlear implant artifact in cortical auditory evoked potential (CAEP) recordings...
  17. ncbi Developmental changes in refractoriness of the cortical auditory evoked potential
    Phillip M Gilley
    Callier Advanced Hearing Research Center, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, TX 75235, USA
    Clin Neurophysiol 116:648-57. 2005
    ..Stimuli were presented in a paradigm which indirectly assesses the refractory properties of the underlying neuronal generators...
  18. ncbi Central auditory maturation and babbling development in infants with cochlear implants
    Anu Sharma
    The University of Texas at Dallas, Callier Advanced Hearing Research Center, 75235, USA
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 130:511-6. 2004
    ..To examine the relationship between the maturation of central auditory pathways and the development of canonical (speechlike) babbling in infants with cochlear implants...
  19. ncbi Early cochlear implantation in children allows normal development of central auditory pathways
    Anu Sharma
    Callier Center for Communication Disorders, University of Texas at Dallas, 75235, USA
    Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl 189:38-41. 2002
    ..Studies are ongoing to assess the consequences to the developing central auditory system of initiating electrical stimulation at later ages...

Research Grants11

  1. Central Auditory System Plasticity in Implanted Children
    Anu Sharma; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..The results of these experiments could provide an estimate of the upper age limit for implantation into a highly plastic and/or relatively non-degenerate auditory system. ..
  2. Central Auditory Development in Hearing Impaired Infants
    Anu Sharma; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..Using the same marker, clinicians will also be able to monitor the maturation of central auditory pathways once electrical stimulation is initiated. ..