A novel behavioural approach to detecting tinnitus in the guinea pig

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-195

  Berger, Joel I ^a   Coomber, Ben ^a   Shackleton, Trevor M ^a   Palmer, Alan R ^a   Wallace, Mark N ^a  

^a MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gap detection; Guinea pig; Pinna reflex; Prepulse inhibition; Preyer reflex; Sodium salicylate; Tinnitus; Whole body startle

Indexed keywords

SALICYLIC ACID;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL EAR; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX; TINNITUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; STARTLE REACTION; TINNITUS;

EID: 84872825477     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.12.023     Document Type: Article

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