Shedding light on optical cochlear implant progress
Electrical cochlear implants (CI) currently lack the frequency and intensity resolution to allow detection of complex sounds in background noise. The use of microscale optoelectronics in conjunction with optogenetics provides a promising direction in CI technology to allow improvements in spectral r...
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2020-08-01
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| Series: | EMBO Molecular Medicine |
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| author | Siân R Kitcher Catherine JC Weisz |
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| description | Electrical cochlear implants (CI) currently lack the frequency and intensity resolution to allow detection of complex sounds in background noise. The use of microscale optoelectronics in conjunction with optogenetics provides a promising direction in CI technology to allow improvements in spectral resolution, providing a richer soundscape for users. The present work offers the first instance of using multi‐channel μLED‐based optical CI to demonstrate optogenetic activation of auditory neurons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f916fc4adf7444f9d431ce62e5b4d8b2024-03-03T02:48:26ZengSpringer NatureEMBO Molecular Medicine1757-46761757-46842020-08-01128n/an/a10.15252/emmm.202012620Shedding light on optical cochlear implant progressSiân R Kitcher0Catherine JC Weisz1Section on Neuronal Circuitry National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders NIH Bethesda MD USASection on Neuronal Circuitry National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders NIH Bethesda MD USAElectrical cochlear implants (CI) currently lack the frequency and intensity resolution to allow detection of complex sounds in background noise. The use of microscale optoelectronics in conjunction with optogenetics provides a promising direction in CI technology to allow improvements in spectral resolution, providing a richer soundscape for users. The present work offers the first instance of using multi‐channel μLED‐based optical CI to demonstrate optogenetic activation of auditory neurons.https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202012620 |
| spellingShingle | Siân R Kitcher Catherine JC Weisz Shedding light on optical cochlear implant progress EMBO Molecular Medicine |
| title | Shedding light on optical cochlear implant progress |
| title_full | Shedding light on optical cochlear implant progress |
| title_fullStr | Shedding light on optical cochlear implant progress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shedding light on optical cochlear implant progress |
| title_short | Shedding light on optical cochlear implant progress |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202012620 |
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