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Neural Prosthesis Development

Archived Progress Reports

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Principal Investigator: Blake Wilson
Title: Speech Processors for Auditory Prostheses
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Contract years: 2002-2005
Contract No.: N01-DC-2-1002

Report No. Date Report
1 April - June 2002 PDF (1.1M)
2 July - September 2002 PDF (383K)
3 October - December 2002 PDF (474K)
4 January - March 2003 PDF (260K)
5 April - June 2003 PDF (891K)
6 July - September 2003 PDF (680K)
7 October - December 2003 PDF (384K)
8 January - March 2004 PDF (128K)
9 April - June 2004 PDF (678K)
10 July - September 2004 PDF (399K)
11 October - December 2004 PDF (423K)
12 January - March 2005 PDF (43K)
13 April - June 2005 PDF (161K)
14 July - September 2005 PDF (46K)
15 October -December 2005 PDF (256K)
Final April 2002 - March 2006 PDF (160K)

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Principal Investigator: Donald Eddington
Title: Speech Processors for Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 2002-2005
Contract No.: N01-DC-2-1001

Report No. Date Report
1 January - March 2002 PDF (155K)
2 April - June 2002 PDF (555K)
3 July - September 2002 PDF (193K)
4 October - December 2002 PDF (262K)
5 January - March 2003 PDF (217K)
6 April - June 2003 PDF (304K)
7 July - September 2003 PDF (730K)
8 October - December 2003 PDF (593K)
9 January - March 2004 PDF (199K)
10 April - June 2004 PDF (479K)
11 July - September 2004 PDF (1M)
12 October - December 2004 PDF (264K)
Final January 2002 - June 2005

PDF (238K)

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Principal Investigator: Douglas McCreery
Title: A Cochlear Nucleus Auditory Prosthesis Based on Microstimulation.
Contract years: 2001-2004
Contract No.: N01-DC-1-2105

Report No. Date Report
1   PDF (7.7M)
2   PDF (629K)
3   PDF (667K)
4   PDF (1.1M)
5   PDF (138K)
6   PDF (1.9M)
7   PDF (782K)
8   PDF (3.2M)
9   PDF (1.5M)
10   PDF (1.6M)
11   PDF (1.9M)
Final   PDF (5.2M)

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Principal Investigator: Richard Normann
Title: The Feasibility of an Intraneural Auditory Prosthesis Stimulating Electrode Array.
Contract years: 2001-2004
Contract No.: N01-DC-1-2108

Report No. Date Report
1 May - July 2001 PDF (227K)
2 August - October 2001 PDF (335K)
3 November 2001 - January 2002 PDF (654K)
4 February - April 2002 PDF (427K)
5 May - July 2002 PDF (300K)
6 August - October 2002 PDF (659K)
7 November 2002 - January 2003 PDF (381K)
8 February - April 2003 PDF (459K)
9 May - July 2003 PDF (497K)
10 August - October 2003 PDF (685K)
11 November 2003 - January 2004 PDF (1.6M)
12 February - April 2004 PDF (1.5M)
Final May 2001 – July 2004 PDF (612K)

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Principal Investigator: Paul Abbas
Title:The Neurophysiological Effects of Simulated Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 1999-2003
Contract No.: N01-DC-9-2107

Report No. Date Report
1 October - December 1999 PDF (677K)
2 January - March 2000 PDF (262K)
3 April - June 2000 PDF (128K)
4 July - September 2000 PDF (448K)
5 October - December 2000 PDF (481K)
6 January - March 2001 PDF (249K)
7 May - June 2001 PDF (394K)
8 July - September 2001 PDF (130K)
9 October - December 2001 PDF (453K)
10 January - March 2002 PDF (85K)
11 April - June 2002 PDF (1.7M)
12 April 2003 PDF (362K)
Final October 1999 - October 2003 PDF (1M)

Principal Investigator: Patricia Leake
Title: Protective Effects of Patterned Stimulation in the Deafened Auditory System
Contract years: 2000-2003
Contract No.: N01-DC-0-2108

Report No. Date Report
1 October - December 2000 PDF (335K)
2 January - March 2001 PDF (148K)
3 April - June 2001 PDF (559K)
4 July - September 2001 PDF (485K)
5 October - December 2001 PDF (924K)
6 January - March 2002 PDF (3.4M)
7 April - June 2002 PDF (2.6M)
9 October - December 2002 PDF (4.6M)
11 April - June 2003 PDF (695K)
Final September 2003 PDF (1.6M)

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Principal Investigator: Robert Shepherd
Title: Protective Effects of Patterned Stimulation in the Deafened Auditory System
Contract years: 2000-2003
Contract No.: N01-DC-0-2109

Report No. Date Report
1 September - December 2000 PDF (915K)
2 January - March 2001 PDF (360K)
3 April - June 2001 PDF (818K)
4 July - September 2001 PDF (1.4M)
5 October - December 2001 PDF (1M)
6 January - March 2002 PDF (194K)
7 April - June 2002 PDF (1.6M)
8 July - September 2002 PDF (513K)
9 October - December 2002 PDF (656K)
11 April - June 2003 PDF (876K)
Final October 2000 – September 2003 PDF (2M)

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Principal Investigator: Paul Abbas
Title: Effects of Remaining Hair Cells on Cochlear Implant Function
Contract years: 1999-2002
Contract No.: N01-DC-9-2106

Report No. Date Report
1 November 1999 PDF (145K)
2 February 2000 PDF (122K)
3 January - March 2000 PDF (268K)
4 April - June 2000 PDF (397K)
5 August - October 2000 PDF (119K)
6 October - December 2000 PDF (108K)
7 January - March 2001 PDF (127K)
9 July - September 2001 PDF (100K)
10 October - December 2001 PDF (114K)
11 January - March 2002 PDF (132K)
Final July 2002 PDF (990K)

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Principal Investigator: Blake Wilson
Title: Speech Processors for Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 1998-2002
Contract No.: N01-DC-8-2105

Report No. Date Report
1 September - December 1998 PDF (453K)
2 January - March 1999 PDF (1M)
3 April - June 1999 PDF (213K)
4 July - September 1999 PDF (110K)
5 October - December 1999 PDF (242K)
6 January - March 2000 PDF (3M)
7 April - June 2000 PDF (2.4M)
10 January - March 2001 PDF (167K)
11 April - June 2001 PDF (585K)
12 July - September 2001 PDF (574K)
13 October - December 2001 PDF (243K)
Final September 1998 - March 2002 PDF (850K)

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Principal Investigator: Douglas McCreery
Title: Cochlear Nucleus Auditory Prosthesis
Contract years: 1998-2001
Contract No.: N01-DC-8-2102

Report No. Date Report
1 July - September 1998 PDF (7.5M)
2 October - December 1998 PDF (4.2M)
3 January - March 1999 PDF (962K)
4 April - June 1999 PDF (3.2M)
5 July - September 1999 PDF (645K)
6 October - December 1999 PDF (3.8M)
7 January - March 2000 PDF (182K)
8 April - June 2000 PDF (5M)
9 July - September 2000 PDF (1.1M)
10 October - December 2000 PDF (2.5M)
Final   PDF (193K)

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Principal Investigator: Robert Shannon
Title: Speech Processors for Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 1999-2001
Contract No.: N01-DC-9-2100

Report No. Date Report
1 January - March 1999 PDF (4.3M)
2 April - June 1999 PDF (367K)
3 July - September 1999 PDF (179K)
4 October - December 1999 PDF (257K)
5 January - March 2000 PDF (13.7M)
6 April - June 2000 PDF (810K)
7 July - September 2000 PDF (306K)
8 October - December 2000 PDF (261K)
9 January - March 2001 PDF (404K)
10 April - June 2001 PDF (243K)
11 July - September 2001 PDF (130K)
Final October - December 2001 PDF (576K)

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Principal Investigator: Patricia Leake
Title: Protective Effects of Patterned Stimulation in the Deafened Auditory System
Contract years: 1997-2000
Contract No.: N01-DC-7-2105

Report No. Date Report
1 October - December 1997 PDF (1.1M)
2 January - March 1998 PDF (1.7M)
3 April - June 1998 PDF (2.2M)
4 July - September 1998 PDF (4.6M)
5 October - December 1998 PDF (1.8M)
6 January - March 1999 PDF (1.4M)
7 April - June 1999 PDF (509K)
8 July - September 1999 PDF (120K)
9 October - December 1999 PDF (1.8M)
10 January - March 2000 PDF (1M)
11 April - June 2000 PDF (10.9M)
Final September 2000 PDF (3.8M)

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Principal Investigator: Paul Abbas
Title: The Neurophysiological Effects of Simulated Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 1996-1999
Contract No.: N01-DC-6-2111

Report No. Date Report
1 November 1999 PDF (145K)
2 May 1997 PDF (147K)
3 April - June 1997 PDF (814K)
4 October 1997 PDF (451K)
5 October - December 1997 PDF (188K)
6 January - March 1998 PDF (698K)
7 July 1998 PDF (952K)
8 October 1998 PDF (123K)
9 October - December 1998 PDF (1.1M)
10 January - March 1999 PDF (270K)
11 July 1999 PDF (106K)
Final November 1999 PDF (1.1M)

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Principal Investigator: Donald Eddington
Title: Speech Processors for Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 1996-1999
Contract No.: N01-DC-6-2100

Report No. Date Report
1 January - March 1996 PDF (970K)
2 April - June 1996 PDF (1.4M)
3 July - September 1996 PDF (1.2M)
4 October - December 1996 PDF (881K)
5 January - March 1997 PDF (1M)
6 April - June 1997 PDF (1.5M)
7 July - September 1997 PDF (1.6M)
8 October - December 1997 PDF (1M)
9 January - March 1998 PDF (1M)
10 April - June 1998 PDF (1.5M)
11 July - September 1998 PDF (992K)
Final January 1996 - December 1998 PDF (6.9M)

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Principal Investigator: Douglas McCreery
Title: Feasibility of a Central Auditory Prosthesis Based on Microstimulation
Contract years: 1995-1998
Contract No.: N01-DC-5-2105

Report No. Date Report
1 July - September 1995 PDF (2.4M)
2 October - December 1995 PDF (3.5M)
3 January - March 1996 PDF (2.2M)
4 April - June 1996 PDF (3.3M)
5 July - September 1996 PDF (2.6M)
7 January - March 1997 PDF (3M)
8 April - June 1997 PDF (7.4M)
9 July - September 1997 PDF (5.7M)
10 October - December 1997 PDF (11.5M)
11 January - March 1998 PDF (5M)
Final July 1995 - June 1998 PDF (4.4M)

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Principal Investigator: Blake Wilson
Title: Speech Processors for Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 1995-1998
Contract No.: N01-DC-5-2103

Report No. Date Report
1 August - October 1995 PDF (1.7M)
2 November 1995 - January 1996 PDF (3.2M)
3 February - April 1996 PDF (187K)
4 May - July 1996 PDF (73K)
5 August - October 1996 PDF (110K)
6 November - January 1997 PDF (148K)
7 February - April 1997 PDF (310K)
8 May - July 1997 PDF (504K)
9 August - October 1997 PDF (155K)
10 November 1997 - January 1998 PDF (552K)
11 February - April 1998 PDF (171K)
Final August 1995 - September 1998 PDF (512K)

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Principal Investigator: Patricia Leake
Title: Protective Effects of Patterned Stimulation
Contract years: 1994-1997
Contract No.: N01-DC-4-2143

Report No. Date Report
1 September - December 1994 PDF (994K)
2 January - March 1995 PDF (1.7M)
3 April - June 1995 PDF (1.2M)
5 September - December 1995 PDF (968K)
6 January - March 1996 PDF (821K)
7 April - June 1996 PDF (1.2M)
8 July - September 1996 PDF (1.1M)
9 October - December 1996 PDF (986K)
10 January - March 1997 PDF (859K)
11 April - June 1997 PDF (1.1M)
Final July - September 1997 PDF (2.2M)

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Principal Investigator: Blake Wilson
Title:Speech Processors for Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 1992-1995
Contract No.: N01-DC-2-2401

Report No. Date Report
1 August - October 1992 PDF (528K)
2 November 1992 - January 1993 PDF (522K)
3 February - April 1993 PDF (1.2M)
4 May - July 1993 PDF (2.8M)
5 August - October 1993 PDF (1.8M)
7 February - April 1994 PDF (2.5M)
8 May - July 1994 PDF (3.5M)
9 August - October 1994 PDF (799K)
10 November 1994 - January 1995 PDF (549K)
11 February - April 1995 PDF (1.3M)
Final August 1992 - July 1995 PDF (2.9M)

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Principal Investigator: Blake Wilson
Title: Speech Processors for Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 1989-1992
Contract No.: N01-DC-9-2401

Report No. Date Report
1 May - July 1989 PDF (3.1M)
2 August - October 1989 PDF (1.6M)
3 November 1989 - January 1990 PDF (2.2M)
4 February - April 1990 PDF (2.5M)
5 May - July 1990 PDF (960K)
6 August - October 1990 PDF (3.7M)
7 November 1990 - January 1991 PDF (2.5M)
8 February - April 1991 PDF (1.5M)
9 May - July 1991 PDF (3.4M)
10 August - October 1991 PDF (4.4M)
11 November 1991 - January 1992 PDF (4.4M)
12 February - April 1992 PDF (1.5M)
Final May 1989 - July 1992 PDF (1.7M)

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Principal Investigator: Blake Wilson
Title: Speech Processors for Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 1985-1989
Contract No.: N01-NS-5-2396

Report No. Date Report
1 September - December 1985 PDF (995K)
2 December 1985 - March 1986 PDF (2.3M)
3 March - June 1986 PDF (1.1M)
4 June - September 1986 PDF (3.3M)
6 December 1986 - March 1987 PDF (1.2M)
7 March - June 1987 PDF (1.9M)
8 June - September 1987 PDF (4.3M)
9 September - December 1987 PDF (1.2M)
10 December 1987 - March 1988 PDF (2.3M)
11 March - June 1988 PDF (926K)
12 June - September 1988 PDF (621K)
13 September - December 1988 PDF (2.1M)
14 December 1988 - March 1989 PDF (2M)
Final September 1985 - March 1989 PDF (1.5M)

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Principal Investigator: Blake Wilson
Title: Speech Processors for Auditory Prostheses
Contract years: 1982-1985
Contract No.: N01-NS-3-2356

Report No. Date Report
1 September - December 1983 PDF (500K)
2 December 1983 - March 1984 PDF (2.2M)
3 March - June 1984 PDF (477K)
4 June - September 1984 PDF (2.7M)
5 September - December 1984 PDF (974K)
6 December 1984 - March 1985 PDF (1.2M)
7 March - June 1985 PDF (2.7M)
8 June - September 1985 PDF (3M)
Final September 1983 - September 1985 PDF (881K)

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