Computational models of neurophysiological correlates of tinnitus

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MAY 2012, 2012, Pages

  Schaette, Roland ^a   Kempter, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BERNSTEIN CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational model; Gain adaptation; Hearing loss; Homeostatic plasticity; Lateral inhibition; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COCHLEA INJURY; HEARING LOSS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHANTOM; REVIEW; SOUND; TINNITUS;

EID: 84864965083     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2012.00034     Document Type: Review

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