Damage to auditory-nerve-fiber synapses (ie cochlear synaptopathy) degrades the neural
coding of sound and is predicted to impair sound perception in noisy listening environments …

Exposure to high level of noise, may cause the permanent cochlear synaptic degeneration.
In present study, a model of noise induced cochlear synaptopathy was established and the …

Noise-induced hearing loss is the second leading cause of hearing impairment. The
purpose of this chapter is to familiarize the reader with the anatomical, physiological, and …

The guanylyl cyclase B (GC-B) was recently shown to be important for proper wiring of
sensory axons of dorsal root ganglions (DRGs) as well as cranial sensory ganglions (CSGs) …

The auditory system is highly integrative, with feedforward and feedback connections from
periphery to cortex (and stages in between). In order to understand how the different levels …

Frequency-modulated (FM) sweeps play a key role in species specific communication.
Evidence from previous studies have shown that central auditory processing has been …

Recent studies in animals indicate that even moderate levels of exposure to noise can
damage synaptic ribbons between the inner hair cells and auditory nerve fibers without …

Difficulty understanding speech-in-noise (SIN) is a common complaint among many
listeners. There is emerging evidence that noise exposure is associated with difficulties in …

Abstract Layer 5 (L5) cortical projection neurons innervate far-ranging brain areas to
coordinate integrative sensory processing and adaptive behaviors. Here, we characterize a …

Ageing and noise exposure are the most common factors linked to the development of
sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), which reduces the ability to perceive and make sense of …