I am a Neurosciencist and Cognitive Scientist. I work in auditory neuroscience running a research laboratory at NIFE and the Institut of Audioneurotechnology at Hannover Medical School, Germany.
I study brain plasticity after hearing loss. That means I study how the brain adapts to hearing loss, and how these adaptations affect the ability to integrate restored sensory input by cochlear implants. This can help to optimize auditory rehabilitation with cochlear implants. I use multichannel microelectrode arrays, cortical surface arrays, and EEG recordings, in combination with recording different types of brain signals and applying signal processing techniques to study these questions.