Ruth Y Litovsky, PhD
Professor
- Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
litovsky@waisman.wisc.edu
(608) 262-5045
1500 Highland Ave.
Room 521
Madison, WI 53705-2274
Education
- BS, Washington University in St. Louis, 1988
- MS, Washington University in St. Louis, 1988
- PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1991
Research Interests
Dr. Litovsky’s translational research investigates cochlear implants, particularly with regard to the effect that bilateral cochlear implants have on the ability of patients to hear speech and localize sounds. Specifically, Dr. Litovsky’s lab studies emergence of spatial hearing abilities in young children through longitudinal investigations. The lab studies the ability of children to separate speech from competing sounds and identify source locations. Through various collaborations, these studies also focus on language acquisition (with Jenny Saffran and Susan Ellis-Weismer) and phonological awareness (with Jan Edwards). Another line of research with adults focuses on how to improve performance with bilateral devices that are not designed to be synchronized. Thus the lab studies binaural sensitivity using research processors, in the hope that a clinical binaural processor with a single digital signal processor can be implemented in the near future.
Recent Publications
The impact of temporal fine structure and signal envelope on auditory motion perception.
Warnecke M, Peng ZE, Litovsky RY
PLoS One 2020; 15(8): e0238125
[PubMed ID: 32822439]Development of Binaural Sensitivity: Eye Gaze as a Measure of Real-time Processing.
Peng ZE, Kan A, Litovsky RY
Front Syst Neurosci 2020; 14: 39
[PubMed ID: 32733212]Evaluating the Impact of Age, Acoustic Exposure, and Electrical Stimulation on Binaural Sensitivity in Adult Bilateral Cochlear Implant Patients.
Thakkar T, Anderson SR, Kan A, Litovsky RY
Brain Sci 2020 Jun 26; 10(6)
[PubMed ID: 32604860]Long-Term Language Development in Children With Early Simultaneous Bilateral Cochlear Implants.
Wie OB, Torkildsen JVK, Schauber S, Busch T, Litovsky R
Ear Hear 2020 Sep/Oct; 41(5): 1294-1305
[PubMed ID: 32079817]Auditory Attention and Spatial Unmasking in Children With Cochlear Implants.
Misurelli SM, Goupell MJ, A Burg E, Jocewicz R, Kan A, Litovsky RY
Trends Hear 2020 Jan-Dec; 24: 2331216520946983
[PubMed ID: 32812515]