brain stem
- n the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
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- Deaf Boy Hears Dad For First Time [Video]
A 3-year-old deaf boy heard his father for the first time this month thanks to an auditory brain stem implant. Grayson Clamp was born completely deaf but his parents Len and Nicole Clamp dreamed of a day when their little boy would be able to hear again. His parents tried to give Grayson, who was... Read more » Deaf Boy Hears Dad For First Time [Video] is a post from: The Inquisitr
June 22, 2013 - The Inquisitr - Brain stem implant helps boy hear father for first time
Grayson Clamp was born deaf, but he is able to hear after doctors in Charlotte implanted a microchip into his brain to compute sound. Unlike a cochlear implant, which goes on the hearing nerve, Grayson's implant goes right on the brain stem.
June 20, 2013 - KING5 Seattle - Deaf boy with auditory brain stem implant stunned after hearing dad for first time
3-year-old born without cochlear nerves was first U.S. child to get microchip implanted on his brain stem to allow him to hear
June 20, 2013 - CBS News