Central gain control in tinnitus and hyperacusis

Sensorineural hearing loss induced by noise or ototoxic drug exposure reduces the neural activity transmitted from the cochlea to the central auditory system. Despite a reduced cochlear output, neural activity from more central auditory structures is paradoxically enhanced at suprathreshold intensi...

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Main Authors: Benjamin D Auerbach, Paulo Vianney Rodrigues, Richard eSalvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00206/full