Research in the field of aphasiology has concentrated on a limited sample of the population. The language representation theories put forth have systematically been based on the observation of subjects who were adult, monolingual, right-handed, using an alphabetic code, etc. Bilingual individuals, ideographic code users, and children, for example, were placed in separate categories, excluded from the typical aphasic population.

This text covers cochlear implant objective measures used before, during and after surgery. It provides a handbook for clinicians detailing the many techniques currently used, including: telemetry; averaged electrode voltages and electrically-evoked stapedial reflexes; auditory brainstem responses; and compound action potentials, middle, late and event-related potentials.

The impetus for the present volume was provided by a European conference held at St. Martens Latem (Belgium) in September 1994 and sponsered by the Directorate General XII (Science, Research and Development) of the European Commission. Preparation of the volume was also financially supported by the Direc torate General. The editor, the contributors and all the participants in the conference are grateful to the European Commission for the generous help received. vii CONTRIBUTORS Hennann ACKERMANN, Department of Neurology, University of Ttibingen, 3 Hoppe Seyler-StraBe, 72076 Tiibingen...

Theory and research in aphasiology have typically concentrated on a limited population--right-handed adult monolinguals whose language uses an alphabetic code. Bilingual individuals, ideographical code users, and children (among others) have been separated out. This book examines the available data from these "atypical" aphasics, asking whether what makes them different has a significant effect on language representation and processing in the brain. Each chapter reviews literature pertinent to a given population and explores whether (and potentially how) these populations differ from the...