Neural Plastic Changes in the Subcortical Auditory Neural Pathway after Single-Sided Deafness in Adult Mice: A MEMRI Study

Figure 4

The relative Mn²⁺-enhanced signal intensity (Mn²⁺SI) ratios and absolute differences on the ipsilateral side to contralateral side ears in the CN, SOC, LL, IC, MG, and AC in each group. The interaural Mn²⁺SI ratio was highest in the CN, followed by the SOC, LL, IC, MG, and AC, in the SSD-4-week and SSD-8-week groups. CN, cochlear nucleus; SOC, superior olivary complex; LL, lateral lemniscus; IC, inferior colliculus; MG, medial geniculate body; AC, auditory cortex. : SSD-4-week group, †: SSD-8-week group, or †: P < 0.05, and or ††: P < 0.01, independent and paired t-tests.