Surprised rats and better hearing

18.03.2013                      07.Nisan. 5773

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Surprised rats and better hearing

Scientist investigated brain activity in the auditory cortices of rats; could lead to better hearing aids in humans.

Conducting basic scientific research and making new discoveries in a complex field is like creating a single brick and adding it to a wall long under construction. The research of Hebrew University neurobiologist Prof. Israel Nelken, who led a team investigating brain activity in the auditory cortices of rat brains, could in the long term lead to the development of better hearing aids in humans. The findings were published recently in the prestigious journal Neuron….