Hearing the Light: A Behavioral and Neurophysiological Comparison of Two Optogenetic Strategies for Direct Excitation of Central Auditory Pathways

For deaf individuals with absent/damaged cochleae or auditory nerves, the auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is the only option to restore hearing. However, most ABI users have only sound awareness without meaningful speech comprehension. These electrical implants are limited by crosstalk between neig...

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Main Author: Chen, Jenny X.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Harvard University 2016
Online Access:http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:27007736