Massachusetts Eye & Ear

Our lab studies how sensory cues become linked to adaptive or maladaptive responses through learning. Adaptive responses are necessary to develop, survive and thrive; maladaptive responses contribute to disorders across the lifespan. We study this...

Our unique perception of the world evolves with experience throughout our lifespan. As neuroscientists we believe that differences in sensory perception, including pathological perturbations of our ability to accurately perceive our environment, partly...

Our research interests lie in understanding the mechanisms and clinical implications of brain plasticity. Auditory brain plasticity exhibits a fundamental duality, a yin and yang, in that it is both a source and possible solution for various types of...

Hearing loss is the most common sensory deficits affeting humans without medical treatment.

The research of my laboratory can be divided into following parts: a) understanding the causes of hearing loss; b) development of genome editing as treatment for...

Dr. Brown's research investigates the descending neural systems in the auditory pathway. Although their functions are poorly understood, these systems allow higher centers in the brain to control the activity of lower centers. Studies are focused on the...