Open AccessShedding light on optical cochlear implant progress
Author(s) -
Kitcher Siân R,
Weisz Catherine JC
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
embo molecular medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.923
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1757-4684
pISSN - 1757-4676
DOI - 10.15252/emmm.202012620
Subject(s) - cochlear implant , section (typography) , library science , medicine , psychology , neuroscience , computer science , operating system
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 μ LED ‐based optical CI to demonstrate optogenetic activation of auditory neurons.