Friday, 30 November 2018

KU LEUVEN NIEUWS: SLIMME HOORAPPARATEN AANGESTUURD VIA DE HERSENEN



KU LEUVEN NIEUWS: SLIMME HOORAPPARATEN AANGESTUURD VIA DE HERSENEN

Deze maand wordt er een artikel gepubliceerd in ‘Journal of Neural Engineering’ met onderzoeksresultaten van de teams van Prof. Alexander Bertrand (ESAT-STADIUS) en Prof. Tom Francart (ExpORL). Het artikel toont aan dat een hoorapparaat kan detecteren op welke spreker iemand zijn aandacht richt op basis van opgemeten hersensignalen (EEG). Met deze informatie kunnen we het spraaksignaal van deze spreker versterken en andere sprekers afzwakken. Dit is een veelbelovende techniek aangezien slechthorenden vaak veel moeite hebben met het verstaan van één spreker in drukke situaties (bv. een restaurant, een feestje, etc.). Naar aanleiding van deze publicatie, verspreidt KU Leuven een nieuwsbericht.




Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Charity event: Shrek movie night



Shrek movie night for the Anna Timmerman VZW


[English version below]

Altijd al willen weten hoe het is om naar de film te gaan als slechthorende? Dan is dit je kans: kom genieten van de spannende avonturen van Shrek en beleef het zelf! Je begint de avond met een licht gehoorverlies, dat langzaam verergert tot je op het einde van de film een cochleair implantaat draagt. We organiseren deze filmavond in het kader van de Warmste Week van Studio Brussel.

Waar moet ik zijn? De filmavond gaat door in BMW 2. De deuren gaan open om 18u30 en de film start om 19u.

Wat kost dat? Dat mag je zelf kiezen (vrije gift). De opbrengsten van deze filmavond gaan integraal naar de Anna Timmerman VZW, een organisatie die zich inzet voor personen met het Ushersyndroom. Het Ushersyndroom is een genetische aandoening die tot doofblindheid leidt. We zullen ook koekjes en cake verkopen voor het goede doel.


[English]

Have you always wondered what it would be like to go to the movies as a hearing impaired person? Here is your chance! Come enjoy the exciting adventures of Shrek and experience it yourself! The movie begins with a light hearing impairment, that slowly progresses until you need a cochlear implant at the end. We organize this movie night for the Warmste Week (Studio Brussel).
Where should I go? The movie night will be held in BMW 2. Doors open at 18h30 and the movie starts at 19h.

What will it cost? You can choose that yourself. The gainings of this movie night will all go to the Anna Timmerman VZW, an organization that supports people with Usher syndrome. Usher syndrome is a genetic condition that leads to blind-deafness. We will also sell cookies and cake for charity.






Congratulations to Dr. Arturo Moncada Torres!

Congratulations to Dr. Arturo Moncada Torres!


Congratulations to Dr. Arturo Moncada Torres for obtaining his PhD! Last week, he successfully defended his thesis with title: 'Physiological Modelling of Auditory Processes - Speech Intelligibility, Modulation Detection, and Binaural Hearing".
We greatly appreciate your contributions to the lab, both scientifically and socially, and wish you the best for the future.











Monday, 12 November 2018

Seminar Francisco Cervantes - 17 December 2018

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KU Leuven
Invitation Research Seminar
ExpORL, Dept. Neurosciences

Forward modeling of speech features for EEG timeseries

Francisco Cervantes

Research Seminar

When?

Monday, 17 December 2018, 13:00

Where?

Auditorium GA1
O&N I - KU Leuven
Herestraat 49
B-3000 Leuven

Please reply to this email if you are planning to attend the presentation.

Monday, 29 October 2018

Congratulations to Dr. Dimitar Spirrov for obtaining his PhD degree!


On October 16, Dr. Dimitar Spirrov successfully defended his thesis: "Balancing cochlear implants and hearing aids in loudness. Signal processing and fitting". Congratulations Dimitar! We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.







Thursday, 4 October 2018



Congratulations to our new doctoral graduate: Robin Gransier!


On September 24, Robin Gransier successfully defended his thesis: "Phase-locked neural activity as a biomarker for auditory functioning - from speech perception to cochlear implant fitting ".

 We like to congratulate him for this great achievement. Well done!






Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Seminar Charlotte Borgers - 25 October 2018

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KU Leuven
Invitation Research Seminar
ExpORL, Dept. Neurosciences

Investigation of the cochlear mechanics involved in bone conduction transmission.

Charlotte Borgers

Research Seminar

When?

Thursday, 25 October 2018, 14:30

Where?

Seminar room HP2
O&N 2 - KU Leuven
Herestraat 49
B-3000 Leuven

Abstract

The exact cochlear transmission mechanisms of bone conduction stimulation are unknown. Standard stapes velocity measurements, however, are insufficient to disentangle these complex mechanisms. Differential cochlear pressure has been found to be a good estimation of the cochlear input and is therefore a suitable measurement to study the cochlear mechanics involved in bone conduction transmission. I will discuss a special test-setup that was further established and validated during my PhD-project. Using commercial fiber-optic pressure sensors, the differential pressure across the cochlear partition in human cadaveric temporal bones was measured during bone conduction stimulation. Results of this first study will be presented during the presentation. In addition, I will also present some preliminary results of an ongoing study on human fresh-frozen cadaveric heads, in which a novel active transcutaneous bone conduction implant is characterized in terms of output and implant location. Furthermore, I will give an overview of future steps and planned milestones.

Please reply to this email if you are planning to attend the presentation.