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Optogenetic stimulation of cochlear neurons activates the auditory pathway and restores auditory-driven behavior in deaf adult gerbils
- View ORCID ProfileChristian Wrobel1,2,3,*,†,
- View ORCID ProfileAlexander Dieter1,4,5,*,
- View ORCID ProfileAntoine Huet1,5,‡,
- View ORCID ProfileDaniel Keppeler1,4,‡,
- View ORCID ProfileCarlos J. Duque-Afonso1,4,
- View ORCID ProfileChristian Vogl2,6,
- Gerhard Hoch1,2,5,
- View ORCID ProfileMarcus Jeschke1,5,§ and
- View ORCID ProfileTobias Moser1,2,4,5,7,8,§
- 1Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
- 2Collaborative Research Center 889, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
- 3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ruhr University Bochum, St. Elisabeth Hospital, 44787 Bochum, Germany.
- 4Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences and Molecular Biosciences, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
- 5Auditory Neuroscience and Optogenetics Group, German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
- 6Presynaptogenesis and Intracellular Transport in Hair Cells Group, Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
- 7Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, University of Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
- 8Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
- ↵§Corresponding author. Email: marcus.jeschke{at}med.uni-goettingen.de (M.J.); tmoser{at}gwdg.de (T.M.)
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Science Translational Medicine 11 Jul 2018:
Vol. 10, Issue 449, eaao0540
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aao0540
Vol. 10, Issue 449, eaao0540
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aao0540
Christian Wrobel
1Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
2Collaborative Research Center 889, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ruhr University Bochum, St. Elisabeth Hospital, 44787 Bochum, Germany.
Alexander Dieter
1Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
4Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences and Molecular Biosciences, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
5Auditory Neuroscience and Optogenetics Group, German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Antoine Huet
1Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
5Auditory Neuroscience and Optogenetics Group, German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Daniel Keppeler
1Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
4Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences and Molecular Biosciences, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Carlos J. Duque-Afonso
1Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
4Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences and Molecular Biosciences, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Christian Vogl
2Collaborative Research Center 889, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
6Presynaptogenesis and Intracellular Transport in Hair Cells Group, Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Gerhard Hoch
1Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
2Collaborative Research Center 889, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
5Auditory Neuroscience and Optogenetics Group, German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Marcus Jeschke
1Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
5Auditory Neuroscience and Optogenetics Group, German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Tobias Moser
1Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
2Collaborative Research Center 889, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
4Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences and Molecular Biosciences, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
5Auditory Neuroscience and Optogenetics Group, German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
7Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, University of Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
8Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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