TIPS RE: COCHLEAR IMPLANT PAPERS:

GENERAL: TO CREDIT W CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE, YOU NEED TO SUBMIT 6 CREDIBLE DRAFTS. BY CREDIBLE IS MEANT THAT THE DRAFT MUST REPRESENT AN HONEST ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. SLAPPING SOME WORDS ON PAPER OR LISTING A BUNCH OF UNCONNECTED IDEAS THAT DON'T ADDRESS THE QUESTION DOES NOT COUNT AS A CREDIBLE DRAFT.

1. DON'T TRY TO EQUATE PARTS OF THE EAR TO PARTS OF A CI. THEY DO SIMILAR THINGS, BUT THEY ARE ORGANIZED IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS. A MICROPHONE ISN'T LIKE THE EXTERNAL EAR, FOR EXAMPLE.

2. SOUNDS DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH THE COCHLEA. THE WAVELENGTH OF SOUND IS BIGGER THAN THE COCHLEA. IT DOESN'T FIT.

3. THE COCHLEAR FLUIDS DO NOT MOVE WHEN THE PRESSURE IN THE COCHLEA CHANGES.

4. After Question 1, all of the questions are asking you about perception-- so, for example, masking and loudness and frequency discrimination. Emphasize those; don't spend the whole time talking about the ear all over again..

5. NEURONS PRODUCE ACTION POTENTIALS. HAIR CELLS DO NOT.

6. Use the information you have from the cochlear implant lectures to guide your choice of material about acoustic hearing. So if you know that CI users have an issue with picthc perception, make sure you talk about ptich perception in acoustic hearing.