Graduation Year
2018
Date of Submission
11-2018
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Neuroscience
Second Department
W.M. Keck Science Department
Reader 1
John Milton
Reader 2
Dorsa Kay
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© 2018 Austin P Huang
Abstract
Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of an actual sound stimulus. Recent developments have shifted the focus to the central nervous system and the neural correlate of tinnitus. Broadly, tinnitus involves cortical map rearrangement, pathological neural synchrony, and increased spontaneous firing rates. Various cortical regions, such as Heschl’s gyrus in the auditory cortex, have been found to be associated with different aspects of tinnitus, such as perception and loudness. I propose a cortical stimulation mapping study of Heschl’s gyrus using a depth and subdural electrode montage to conduct electrocorticography. This study would provide high-resolution data on abnormal frequency band oscillations characteristic of tinnitus and pinpoint regions where they occur. The validity of the neural synchrony model would also be tested in this study.
Recommended Citation
Huang, Austin, "Cortical Stimulation Mapping of Heschl’s Gyrus in the Auditory Cortex for Tinnitus Treatment" (2018). CMC Senior Theses. 2073.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2073
