Near physiological spectral selectivity of cochlear optogenetics

Cochlear implant spectral resolution is limited by current spread from each stimulation electrode. Here the authors compare optogenetic, electric and acoustic stimulation in gerbils and demonstrate improved spectral resolution of optogenetic over conventional electric stimulation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexander Dieter, Carlos J. Duque-Afonso, Vladan Rankovic, Marcus Jeschke, Tobias Moser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09980-7