Long-Term Impairment of Sound Processing in the Auditory Midbrain by Daily Short-Term Exposure to Moderate Noise

<div>The rate-amplitude function of a representative neuron. The dynamic range (DR) is defined as the amplitude range corresponding to the number of impulse that was 10% below the maximum to 10% above the minimum (indicated by dotted lines). Minimal threshold (MT) and best stimulus level (BSL) are indicated by down arrows. The best frequency (BF, kHz), MT (dB SPL), and recording depth (<i>μ</i>m) were 18.6, 48, and 1280.</div>

Neural Plasticity

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Figure 1: Long-Term Impairment of Sound Processing in the Auditory Midbrain by Daily Short-Term Exposure to Moderate Noise 