Imaging the neural correlates of tinnitus: A comparison between animal models and human studies

Tinnitus is the perception of a sound, a so-called phantom sound, in the absence of a physical sound. The phantom perception persists after transection of the auditory nerve, indicating that the site of tinnitus manifestation is in the central nervous system. Imaging studies in tinnitus sufferers ha...

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Main Authors: Jason William Middleton, Thanos eTzounopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2012.00035/full