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100 1  Denworth, Lydia,|d1966- 
245 10 I can hear you whisper :|ban intimate journey through the 
       science of sound and language /|cLydia Denworth. 
264  1 New York, New York :|bDutton,|c[2014] 
300    viii, 390 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-368) and 
       index. 
520    "An investigation into the science of hearing, child 
       language acquisition, neuroplasticity, brain development, 
       and Deaf culture spurred by Lydia Denworth's discovery 
       that her son couldn't hear her lullabies and the family's 
       life-altering decision to give him a cochlear implant. 
       Lydia Denworth's third son, Alex, was almost two when he 
       was diagnosed with profound and progressive hearing loss. 
       As both a science writer and the mother of young children,
       Denworth was steeped in messages about the importance of 
       enrichment to the developing brain. She became determined 
       to do whatever it took to allow Alex to hear and acquire 
       spoken language, a quest that ultimately led to a 
       controversial piece of emergent "superhero technology": 
       the cochlear implant. In this engrossing journey to the 
       frontiers of science, readers will learn why sound is so 
       important to the developing brain, what new possibilities 
       come from the latest research, and what exactly is going 
       on when you focus your hearing at a cocktail party. 
       Denworth goes beyond her personal experience with her son,
       interviewing the world's leading experts on child language
       development and hearing technology, leaders in the deaf 
       community, and neuroscientists. I Can Hear You Whisper 
       weaves together Alex's story with the tales of two 
       scientific revolutions: the centuries-long quest to 
       develop the cochlear implant and science's changing 
       understanding of the brain's remarkable plasticity-all 
       told against the sometimes-incendiary backdrop of identity
       politics and medical ethics. "--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Denworth, Lydia,|d1966- 
600 10 Denworth, Alex|xHealth. 
650  0 Cochlear implants. 
650  0 Deaf children|xRehabilitation. 
650  0 Language acquisition|xParent participation. 
650  7 HEALTH & FITNESS / Hearing & Speech.|2bisacsh 
650  7 SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience.|2bisacsh 
650  7 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Children with Special Needs.
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