Bock G R, Frank M P, Steel K P
Brain Res. 1982 May 13;239(2):608-12. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90536-4.
Deafness mice are profoundly deaf from birth as a result of genetically determined cochlear dysfunction. Evoked potentials in response to direct electrical stimulation of the cochlear nerve can readily be recorded in the inferior colliculus of deafness mice, and such responses are larger in amplitude than those in control mice. These observations indicate that at least some central connections become functional in the deafness central auditory pathway in the absence of peripheral stimulation, and are relevant to the general problem of restoring function by direct nerve stimulation in the profoundly deaf.
耳聋小鼠由于基因决定的耳蜗功能障碍，从出生起就严重失聪。在耳聋小鼠的下丘中，可以很容易地记录到对耳蜗神经直接电刺激的诱发电位，并且这种反应的幅度比对照小鼠中的反应幅度更大。这些观察结果表明，在没有外周刺激的情况下，至少一些中枢连接在耳聋的中枢听觉通路中变得具有功能，并且与在极重度耳聋中通过直接神经刺激恢复功能的一般问题相关。
