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Starred Review on September 1, 2015 | Science and Technology
Cochlear implants must be received within the first three years of life, during a crucial brain development window, in order for children born deaf to learn language quickly and to blend with their hearing peers in academic achievement. Suskind (M.D., Univ. of Chicago) discovered that even when children born deaf received the implants within that timeframe, those who heard more spoken words adopted language quickly while others floundered. This ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More