Inferior colliculus responses to multichannel microstimulation of the ventral cochlear nucleus: Implications for auditory brain stem implants

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Shivdasani, Mohit N ^a,b   Mauger, Stefan J ^a,b   Rathbone, Graeme D ^a,b   Paolini, Antonio G ^a,b,c  

^a BIONIC EAR INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; COCHLEA VENTRAL NUCLEUS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANTS; AUDITORY DISEASES, CENTRAL; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BRAIN MAPPING; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MALE; NEURONS; PITCH PERCEPTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 38349001534     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00629.2007     Document Type: Article

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