title: The relevance of spontaneous activity for the coding of the tinnitus sensation.
abstract: In this chapter we will present support for the hypothesis that synchronous neuronal activity of cell assemblies within the auditory cortex could be the underlying neural code of tinnitus. Such synchronous activity is reflected in the ongoing oscillatory activation pattern that can be recorded non-invasively using MEG and EEG techniques. We conclude that such an oscillatory model of tinnitus can explain many different observations regarding tinnitus.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U821, Brain Dynamics and Cognition, Lyon, France. nathanweisz@mac.com
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weisz
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dohrmann
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elbert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D015225:Magnetoencephalography; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000503:physiopathology*