Cochlea Implant Design
Pierre Legrand and colleagues at the University of Bordeaux 2, France, developed an evolutionary
algorithm system to configure the electrodes for cochlear implants. Up to 22 electrodes on the auditory
nerve let cochlear implants restore lost hearing, but the voltages and timings of the signals applied to
them are highly individual, requiring much adjustment for speech to be audible. Legrand's team took
one and one-half days to configure an optimal pattern for one patient whose doctors had not succeeded
in 10 years.
http://www.genetic-programming.org/hc2007/01-Collett/Collett-Paper.pdf
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Note the comparison of various cochlea implants at:
http://www.geocities.com/cicentral/ci_comparison.html
Pierre Legrand and colleagues at the University of Bordeaux 2, France, developed an evolutionary
algorithm system to configure the electrodes for cochlear implants. Up to 22 electrodes on the auditory
nerve let cochlear implants restore lost hearing, but the voltages and timings of the signals applied to
them are highly individual, requiring much adjustment for speech to be audible. Legrand's team took
one and one-half days to configure an optimal pattern for one patient whose doctors had not succeeded
in 10 years.
http://www.genetic-programming.org/hc2007/01-Collett/Collett-Paper.pdf
Next
Note the comparison of various cochlea implants at:
http://www.geocities.com/cicentral/ci_comparison.html
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