Article 1: Mauldin, L. (2014). Precarious Plasticity: Neuropolitics, Cochlear Implants, and the Redefinition of Deafness. Science, Technology & Human Values, 39(1), 130-153. doi: 10.1177/0162243913512538

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What is a cochlear implant and why is it thought to be important to implant these early in life?
2. How well do cochlear implants replicate the normal function of the ear?
3. What ethical concerns are there to the use of cochlear implants in young children?

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Article 2: Khedr, E.M., Abo El-Fetoh, N., Ali, A.M., El-Hammady, D.H., Khalifa, H., Atta, H., & Karim, A.A. (2014). Dual-Hemisphere Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Rehabilitation of Poststroke Aphasia: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 28(8), 740-750. doi: 10.1177/1545968314521009

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Which brain regions are associated with language production and how can damage to these regions result in different types of aphasia?
2. What types of therapy might be effective at treating the symptoms of stroke, according to these results?
3. The subjects in this study were stroke patients. Why can studying stroke patients be difficult, from the perspective of experimental design?

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Article 3: Sela, I., Izzetoglu, M., Izzetoglu, K., & Onaral, B. (2014). A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study of Lexical Decision Task Supports the Dual Route Model and the Phonological Deficit Theory of Dyslexia. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 47(3), 279-288. doi: 10.1177/0022219412451998

Questions that apply to this article:

1. How does the orthographic route for reading differ from the phonologic route?
2. Why might it be important to have two separate control groups for the young adult dyslexic readers?
3. What is near-infrared spectroscopy and what are the advantages of this technique?

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Article 4: Beran, M.J., Smith, J.D., & Perdue, B.M. (2013). Language-Trained Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Name What They Have Seen but Look First at What They Have Not Seen. Psychological Science, 24(5), 660-666. doi: 10.1177/0956797612458936

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Characterize or describe language in a chimpanzee.
2. What is an example of metacognition from your own life?
3. What do the results of these studies tell us about language and metacognition in chimpanzees?