W7: ACNF & FFR Flashcards
What is the framework developed by Dr. Nina Kraus?
Auditory cognitive neuroscience framework
The auditory cognitive neuroscience framework is completely based on what?
plasticity in the auditory system
FFR is used in the ____ and ____ of APD
Ax, Mgmt
What is Dr. Nina Kraus’ lab called?
Auditory Neuroscience Lab (BrainVolts)
There is a lack of clarity and confidence among clinicians regarding what 3 things of APD?
etiology, diagnosis, management
What are the 2 frameworks underlying APD?
1) a traditional site-of-lesion framework (SLF) / auditory driven framework
2) auditory cognitive neuroscience framework (ACNF) / cognitive driven concept
Explain the SLF
- aka auditory driven framework
- deficits stem from impaired function in specialized subunits of the auditory nervous system
- however, most cases of APD do not have identifiable lesions
- limited to lesions or structural/functional disorders of the auditory system
What is the problem with SLF?
- APD cannot be limited to the auditory system because the auditory system is associated through the whole brain through afferent and efferent fibers.
- not a good FW for describing a case with APD
Explain the ACNF
- cognitive driven framework
- the whole brain including the auditory system serves as a flexible scaffold and is influenced by cognitive interactions
- APD stems from a combination of auditory and cognitive dysfunction
- it might be auditory driven, cognitive driven, or both
The ACNF proposes what 2 things:
- afferent and efferent auditory pathways interact with cognitive, sensorimotor, and reward brain centers, leading to neuroplasticity
- using the FFR as a biomarker to examine the impact of auditory expertise and disorder on brain function
What are the 2 things FFR looks at:
1) auditory enrichment/expertise (musicianship or bilingualism)
2) auditory deprivation/disorder (auditory based learning disorders including CAPD, poverty, head injury)
Explain the afferent and efferent projections of the auditory system
- the auditory system is a distributed and integrated circuit with a network of afferent (ear to brain / bottom up) and efferent (brain to ear / top down)
- successful auditory learning engages cognitive, sensorimotor, and reward networks and the intersection of these circuits guides neuroplasticity
What is unique about the low brainstem that isn’t part of the high brainstem / auditory cortex?
- It is associated with better synchrony (this is why we can exactly track changes in speech stimuli)
- When we go up in the brainstem, synchronicity decreases
- We wouldn’t be able to track this in upper parts of the brain
What are the limitations of classic models of auditory processing/SLF?
rely on sequential information processing through specialized stations of the auditory system
With HL, will FFR be normal?
No
What is FFR?
- a scalp recorded auditory evoked potential (AEP)
- reflects sustained phase locked activity in a population of neural units within the brainstem
- thus, it is a periodic wave that mimics the individual cycles of the stimulus waveform
The FFR is a ____ auditory stimuli
complex
What are the 2 stimuli in FFR?
- music tones (piano or guitar tone)
- speech syllables (da, ba, ga, pa)
What is FFR phase locked on?
- the physical properties of periodic /da/ presentation
- mimics the exact details of the stimuli (locked on the acoustic details)
What happens in the FFR if someone has APD?
if they arent able to “lock” to the stimuli, it could indicate APD, dyslexia, etc
It can either be called the ____ or ____ response
speech ABR (sABR), complex ABR (cABR)
Explain the picture of cABR