Towards the optical cochlear implant: optogenetic approaches for hearing restoration

Abstract Cochlear implants (CIs) are considered the most successful neuroprosthesis as they enable speech comprehension in the majority of half a million CI users suffering from sensorineural hearing loss. By electrically stimulating the auditory nerve, CIs constitute an interface re‐connecting the...

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Main Authors: Alexander Dieter, Daniel Keppeler, Tobias Moser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201911618