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  • 简介:Thepathophysiologyoftinnitusispoorlyunderstoodandtreatmentsareoftenunsuccessful.Anumberofanimalmodelshavebeendevelopedinordertogainabetterunderstandingoftinnitus.Agreatdealhasbeenlearnedfromthesemodelsregardingtheelectrophysiologicalandneuroanatomicalcorrelatesoftinnitusfollowingexposuretonoiseorototoxicdrugs.Reliablebehavioraldataisimportantfordeterminingwhethersuchelectrophysiologicalorneuroanatomicalchangesareindeedrelatedtotinnitus.Ofthemanydocumentedtinnitusanimalbehavioralparadigms,theacousticstartlereflexhadbeenproposedasasimplemethodtoidentifythepresenceorabsenceoftinnitus.Severalbehavioralmodelsbasedonconditionedresponsesuppressionparadigmshavealsobeendeveloped.Inadditiontodeterminingthepresenceorabsenceoftinnitus,someofthebehavioralparadigmshaveprovidedsignsoftheonset,frequency,andintensityoftinnitusinanimals.Althoughnoneofthesebehavioralmodelshavebeenprovedtobeaperfectmodel,thesestudiesprovideusefulinformationonunderstandingtheneuralmechanismsunderlyingtinnitus.

  • 标签: 行为模型 动物模型 耳鸣 神经解剖学 电生理学 病理生理学