Near physiological spectral selectivity of cochlear optogenetics

Alexander Dieter; Carlos J. Duque-Afonso; Vladan Rankovic; Marcus Jeschke; Tobias Moser

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09980-7

Nature Communications (Apr 2019)

Near physiological spectral selectivity of cochlear optogenetics

Alexander Dieter,
Carlos J. Duque-Afonso,
Vladan Rankovic,
Marcus Jeschke,
Tobias Moser

Affiliations

Alexander Dieter: Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen
Carlos J. Duque-Afonso: Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen
Vladan Rankovic: Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen
Marcus Jeschke: Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen
Tobias Moser: Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09980-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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