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Bob Shannon has been researching auditory perception and psychoacoustics for more than 30 years. He joined the House Ear Institute as head of its Department of Auditory Implants and Perception Research in 1989 to advance studies in cochlear and auditory brainstem implants. Since that time, Dr. Shannon has led research at the Institute ranging from the design of speech processors for auditory prostheses, to temporal processing in cochlear implants and neural patterns of activation resulting from electrical stimulation of the inner ear, the hearing nerve and the cochlear nucleus.
Most recently, Dr. Shannon has been a primary investigator on research studies that advance the technology and effectiveness of the auditory brainstem implant (ABI), an auditory prosthesis that was invented and developed at the House Ear Institute for people who have a non-functioning auditory nerve. The ABI is the first device approved by the FDA for prosthetic electrical stimulation of the human brainstem.
During his tenure at the House Ear Institute, Dr. Shannon has published more than 80 scientific articles on his research and serves as an editor and reviewer for several prominent scientific journals in his field. In 1991, Discover Magazine recognized Dr. Shannon for Technological Excellence in the Category of Sound.
In addition to conducting research at the Institute, Dr. Shannon is an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He has been a member of the Acoustical Society of America since 1971, and frequently appears as a lecturer and keynote speaker at national conferences that address issues of auditory prostheses and neuroscience.
A native of Iowa, Bob earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Psychology at the University of Iowa, before attending the University of California at San Diego to earn his Doctoral Degree in Psychology. Bob later attended the Institute for Perception TNO in the Netherlands for post-doctoral training in Psychophysics, and the University of California at Irvine for post-doctoral training in Psychobiology.
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