THY-5000 Neuroscience of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
Presentation of what is known of the representation of sound intensity in the normal auditory system and discusses possible causes and mechanisms of abnormal representations which can give rise to tinnitus and/or hyperacusis. The latest experimental data and models, reviewed in these lectures, are increasing our knowledge of the characteristics of this hyperactivity, how it develops, and where in the brain it is interpreted as phantom sound (tinnitus) or abnormally loud sound (hyperacusis).