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Overview

Bryan E. Pfingst is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their primary field of study is neuroscience, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, sensory systems, speech and hearing, biomedical engineering, and plant science. The bulk of their research contributions fall within the scope of hearing loss and rehabilitation, cochlear and tinnitus studies, noise effects and management, and neural dynamics related to brain function.

The scientist has made contributions across several main topics including:

  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies

Pfingst's research has been published widely, particularly in venues related to auditory neuroscience and hearing research. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Hearing Research
  • Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Ear and Hearing
  • JASA Express Letters

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Pfingst are:

  • "Effects of Electrode Location on Estimates of Neural Health in Humans with Cochlear Implants," 2020, Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
  • "Cochlear Health and Cochlear-implant Function," 2023, Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
  • "Relationships between Intrascalar Tissue, Neuron Survival, and Cochlear Implant Function," 2020, Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
  • "How electrically evoked compound action potentials in chronically implanted guinea pigs relate to auditory nerve health and electrode impedance," 2020, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • "A Broadly Applicable Method for Characterizing the Slope of the Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potential Amplitude Growth Function," 2021, Ear and Hearing

Pfingst has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Kara C. Schvartz-Leyzac
  • Deborah J. Colesa
  • Donald L. Swiderski
  • Yehoash Raphael
  • Christopher J. Buswinka

Best Publications

  • Relative contributions of spectral and temporal cues for phoneme recognition

    Li Xu;Catherine S. Thompson;Bryan E. Pfingst

  • Relation of psychophysical data to histopathology in monkeys with cochlear implants.

    Bryan E. Pfingst;Dwight Sutton;Josef M. Miller;Barbara A. Bohne

  • Features of stimulation affecting tonal-speech perception: implications for cochlear prostheses.

    Li Xu;Yuhjung Tsai;Bryan E. Pfingst

  • Reaction−time procedure for measurement of hearing. I. Suprathreshold functions

    Bryan E. Pfingst;Robert Hienz;Joseph Kimm;Josef Miller

  • Relative importance of temporal envelope and fine structure in lexical-tone perception (L)

    Li Xu;Li Xu;Bryan E. Pfingst

  • Single cell activity in the auditory cortex of rhesus monkeys: Behavioral dependency

    J. M. Miller;D. Sutton;B. Pfingst;A. Ryan

  • The use of a dual PEDOT and RGD-functionalized alginate hydrogel coating to provide sustained drug delivery and improved cochlear implant function

    Jennifer A. Chikar;Jeffrey L. Hendricks;Sarah M. Richardson-Burns;Yehoash Raphael

  • Transgenic BDNF induces nerve fiber regrowth into the auditory epithelium in deaf cochleae.

    Seiji B. Shibata;Sarah R. Cortez;Lisa A. Beyer;James A. Wiler

  • Spectral and temporal cues for speech recognition: implications for auditory prostheses.

    Li Xu;Bryan E. Pfingst

  • Importance of cochlear health for implant function

    Bryan E. Pfingst;Ning Zhou;Deborah J. Colesa;Melissa M. Watts

  • Characteristics of neurons in auditory cortex of monkeys performing a simple auditory task.

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  • Effects of stimulus configuration on psychophysical operating levels and on speech recognition with cochlear implants

    Bryan E. Pfingst;Teresa A. Zwolan;Lisa A. Holloway

  • Relation of cochlear implant function to histopathology in monkeys.

    Bryan E. Pfingst;Dwight Sutton

  • Tissue impedance and current flow in the implanted ear. Implications for the cochlear prosthesis.

    Spelman Fa;Clopton Bm;Pfingst Be

  • Effects of Electrode Configuration and Place of Stimulation on Speech Perception with Cochlear Prostheses

    Bryan E. Pfingst;Kevin H. Franck;Li Xu;Erik M. Bauer

  • Nerve Maintenance and Regeneration in the Damaged Cochlea

    Seiji B. Shibata;Cameron L. Budenz;Sara A. Bowling;Bryan E. Pfingst

  • Pure tone thresholds for the rhesus monkey

    Bryan E. Pfingst;Jim Laycock;Frank Flammino;Brenda Lonsbury-Martin

  • Over-expression of BDNF by adenovirus with concurrent electrical stimulation improves cochlear implant thresholds and survival of auditory neurons.

    Jennifer A. Chikar;Deborah J. Colesa;Donald L. Swiderski;Adriana Di Polo

  • Response plasticity of neurons in auditory cortex of the rhesus monkey.

    B. E. Pfingst;T. A. O'Connor;J. M. Miller

  • Using Temporal Modulation Sensitivity to Select Stimulation Sites for Processor MAPs in Cochlear Implant Listeners

    Soha N. Garadat;Teresa A. Zwolan;Bryan E. Pfingst

  • Effects of Hearing Preservation on Psychophysical Responses to Cochlear Implant Stimulation

    Stephen Y. Kang;Deborah J. Colesa;Donald L. Swiderski;Gina L. Su

Frequent Co-Authors

Yehoash Raphael
Yehoash Raphael University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Josef M. Miller
Josef M. Miller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John C. Middlebrooks
John C. Middlebrooks University of California, Irvine
Sandra L. McFadden
Sandra L. McFadden University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Mats Ulfendahl
Mats Ulfendahl Karolinska Institute
Merav Ahissar
Merav Ahissar Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Haim Sohmer
Haim Sohmer Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Richard Salvi
Richard Salvi University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Adriana Di Polo
Adriana Di Polo University of Montreal
Anne E. Kwitek
Anne E. Kwitek Medical College of Wisconsin

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