About the Authors

Fatima T. Husain

husainf@illinois.edu

Affiliations Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States of America, Brain Imaging and Modeling Section, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Nathan M. Pajor

Affiliation Brain Imaging and Modeling Section, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Jason F. Smith

Affiliation Brain Imaging and Modeling Section, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

H. Jeff Kim

Affiliation Otolaryngology Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Susan Rudy

Affiliation Otolaryngology Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Christopher Zalewski

Affiliation Otolaryngology Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Carmen Brewer

Affiliation Otolaryngology Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Barry Horwitz

Affiliation Brain Imaging and Modeling Section, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FTH NMP BH. Performed the experiments: FTH NMP JFS HJK SR CZ CB. Analyzed the data: FTH NMP JFS. Wrote the paper: FTH NMP BH. Screening and detailed audiological testing: CZ CB. Otolaryngological consulting and screening: HJK. Medical, general health consulting, testing, and screening: SR.