John C. Middlebrooks

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

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John C. Middlebrooks is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, John C. Middlebrooks has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 36 papers in Sensory Systems and 20 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in John C. Middlebrooks's work include Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (73 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (38 papers) and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (36 papers). John C. Middlebrooks is often cited by papers focused on Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (73 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (38 papers) and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (36 papers). John C. Middlebrooks collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. John C. Middlebrooks's co-authors include David M. Green, Ewan A. Macpherson, David M. Green, James Makous, Russell L. Snyder, Julie Arenberg Bierer, Li Xu, Shigeto Furukawa, G. Christopher Stecker and William H. Slattery and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

John C. Middlebrooks

94 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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Sound Localization by Human Listeners

1991 878 citations John C. Middlebrooks, David M. Green Annual Review of Psychology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John C. Middlebrooks United States	43	5.7k	2.0k	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	95	6.5k
Shihab Shamma United States	58	8.9k 1.6×	1.3k 0.7×	842 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	3.1k 2.4×	205	11.1k
Barbara Shinn‐Cunningham United States	47	6.8k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.3×	2.1k 1.5×	1.5k 1.2×	252	7.6k
Alan R. Palmer United Kingdom	48	6.6k 1.2×	3.8k 1.9×	893 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	351 0.3×	187	7.8k
David McAlpine United Kingdom	34	4.5k 0.8×	2.9k 1.5×	851 0.5×	693 0.5×	336 0.3×	117	5.4k
Bertrand Delgutte United States	35	3.8k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	637 0.4×	863 0.7×	75	4.3k
Eric D. Young United States	47	5.4k 1.0×	4.6k 2.3×	1.0k 0.6×	551 0.4×	507 0.4×	111	6.9k
Andrew J. King United Kingdom	55	6.5k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	599 0.4×	2.9k 2.0×	339 0.3×	204	8.1k
Robert P. Carlyon United Kingdom	50	7.2k 1.3×	2.4k 1.2×	2.1k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	246	7.9k
Jos J. Eggermont Canada	63	10.7k 1.9×	7.3k 3.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	359 0.3×	162	12.7k
Christophe Micheyl United States	40	5.0k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	729 0.6×	149	5.6k

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Richardson, Matthew L., Robert P. Carlyon, Harrison W. Lin, & John C. Middlebrooks. (2025). Frequency Following Responses to Electric Cochlear Stimulation in an Animal Model. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 26(4). 427–449.

Middlebrooks, John C., et al.. (2024). Exploring the Use of Interleaved Stimuli to Measure Cochlear-Implant Excitation Patterns. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 25(2). 201–213. 1 indexed citations

Middlebrooks, John C., et al.. (2022). Tonotopic Selectivity in Cats and Humans: Electrophysiology and Psychophysics. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 23(4). 513–534. 4 indexed citations

Richardson, Matthew L., et al.. (2022). Electrophysiological and Psychophysical Measures of Temporal Pitch Sensitivity in Normal-hearing Listeners. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 24(1). 47–65. 3 indexed citations

Richardson, Matthew L., et al.. (2022). Temporal Pitch Sensitivity in an Animal Model: Psychophysics and Scalp Recordings. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 23(4). 491–512. 6 indexed citations

Presacco, Alessandro & John C. Middlebrooks. (2018). Tone-Evoked Acoustic Change Complex (ACC) Recorded in a Sedated Animal Model. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 19(4). 451–466. 11 indexed citations

Middlebrooks, John C.. (2018). Chronic Deafness Degrades Temporal Acuity in the Electrically Stimulated Auditory Pathway. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 19(5). 541–557. 10 indexed citations

Yao, Justin D., Peter Bremen, & John C. Middlebrooks. (2015). Emergence of Spatial Stream Segregation in the Ascending Auditory Pathway. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(49). 16199–16212. 26 indexed citations

Middlebrooks, John C., et al.. (2012). Specialization for Sound Localization in Fields A1, DZ, and PAF of Cat Auditory Cortex. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 14(1). 61–82. 30 indexed citations

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Middlebrooks, John C. & Russell L. Snyder. (2010). Selective Electrical Stimulation of the Auditory Nerve Activates a Pathway Specialized for High Temporal Acuity. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(5). 1937–1946. 93 indexed citations

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Bierer, Julie Arenberg, Steven M. Bierer, & John C. Middlebrooks. (2010). Partial tripolar cochlear implant stimulation: Spread of excitation and forward masking in the inferior colliculus. Hearing Research. 270(1-2). 134–142. 37 indexed citations

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Middlebrooks, John C.. (2008). Cochlear-Implant High Pulse Rate and Narrow Electrode Configuration Impair Transmission of Temporal Information to the Auditory Cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology. 100(1). 92–107. 39 indexed citations

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Snyder, Russell L., John C. Middlebrooks, & Ben H. Bonham. (2007). Cochlear implant electrode configuration effects on activation threshold and tonotopic selectivity. Hearing Research. 235(1-2). 23–38. 65 indexed citations

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Stecker, G. Christopher, Ian A. Harrington, Ewan A. Macpherson, & John C. Middlebrooks. (2005). Spatial Sensitivity in the Dorsal Zone (Area DZ) of Cat Auditory Cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology. 94(2). 1267–1280. 58 indexed citations

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Bierer, Julie Arenberg & John C. Middlebrooks. (2004). Cortical Responses to Cochlear Implant Stimulation: Channel Interactions. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 5(1). 32–48. 58 indexed citations

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Sabin, Andrew T., Ewan A. Macpherson, & John C. Middlebrooks. (2004). Human sound localization at near-threshold levels. Hearing Research. 199(1-2). 124–134. 54 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Shigeto & John C. Middlebrooks. (2002). Cortical Representation of Auditory Space: Information-Bearing Features of Spike Patterns. Journal of Neurophysiology. 87(4). 1749–1762. 152 indexed citations

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Xu, Li, Shigeto Furukawa, & John C. Middlebrooks. (1999). Auditory cortical responses in the cat to sounds that produce spatial illusions. Nature. 399(6737). 688–691. 24 indexed citations

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Slattery, William H. & John C. Middlebrooks. (1994). Monaural sound localization: Acute versus chronic unilateral impairment. Hearing Research. 75(1-2). 38–46. 191 indexed citations

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Middlebrooks, John C. & David M. Green. (1991). Sound Localization by Human Listeners. Annual Review of Psychology. 42(1). 135–159. 878 indexed citations breakdown →

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