Neural Plasticity

Plasticity of Neural Systems in Tinnitus


Publishing date
22 Aug 2014
Status
Published
Submission deadline
04 Apr 2014

Lead Editor

1Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

3Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

4School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA


Plasticity of Neural Systems in Tinnitus

Description

It is generally believed that multiple neuroplastic changes play a central role in causing many forms of tinnitus and that complex neural alterations are necessary for maintaining tinnitus.

There is considerable evidence that the anatomical location of the abnormalities that cause the symptoms of tinnitus is the brain although tinnitus may begin as the result of events that occur in the inner ear. The anatomical location of the tinnitus-related pathology is not completely known nor is it known what changes in the brain causes the associated distress that some but not all tinnitus patients suffer from. It seems likely that these two expressions of tinnitus may engage different circuits in the brain.

Recent studies indicate that changes in connections in many parts of the brain play an important role in causing the experience of subjective tinnitus and in the related distress. These networks consist of brain areas that serve auditory functions, but there is evidence that also other circuits are involved in causing the symptoms that are associated with tinnitus.

Understanding the abnormalities in these networks and their dynamic interactions (connectivity) is of utmost importance for understanding different people's experience of tinnitus. Such knowledge is naturally also important for developing effective treatments of tinnitus and of the associated symptoms of distress and suffering.

We invite basic scientists and clinicians to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that will stimulate the continuing effort to understand the different pathologies that can cause acute and chronic tinnitus. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Tinnitus-related changes in functional neuroanatomy of the auditory system/auditory cortex
  • Electrical and neurophysiological brain imaging studies of subjective tinnitus
  • Neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric investigations of tinnitus-related distress, depression, and other mental disorders
  • Computational modeling of resting state networks in individuals with symptoms of tinnitus
  • Recent achievements in neuropsychological treatment and neuromodulation (e.g., neurofeedback and musical stimulation)
  • The role of neurotransmitter systems in generation and maintenance of tinnitus
  • The relationship between tinnitus and impaired speech perception
  • Animal studies
  • Molecular and synaptic basis of tinnitus

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Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 968029
  • - Editorial

Plasticity of Neural Systems in Tinnitus

Martin Meyer | Berthold Langguth | ... | Aage R. Møller
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 468546
  • - Research Article

Disentangling Tinnitus Distress and Tinnitus Presence by Means of EEG Power Analysis

Martin Meyer | Matthias S. Luethi | ... | Stefan Büchi
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 370307
  • - Research Article

Tinnitus-Related Distress and the Personality Characteristic Resilience

Elisabeth Wallhäusser-Franke | Wolfgang Delb | ... | Karl Hörmann
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 612147
  • - Research Article

The Enigma of the Tinnitus-Free Dream State in a Bayesian World

Dirk De Ridder | Kathleen Joos | Sven Vanneste
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 145943
  • - Research Article

Diffusion Imaging of Auditory and Auditory-Limbic Connectivity in Tinnitus: Preliminary Evidence and Methodological Challenges

Anna Seydell-Greenwald | Erika P. Raven | ... | Josef P. Rauschecker
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 427298
  • - Research Article

Protective Effects of Ginkgo biloba Extract EGb 761 against Noise Trauma-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Development

Konstantin Tziridis | Sabine Korn | ... | Holger Schulze
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 127824
  • - Research Article

Modulation of Electrocortical Brain Activity by Attention in Individuals with and without Tinnitus

Brandon T. Paul | Ian C. Bruce | ... | Larry E. Roberts
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 817852
  • - Review Article

A Brain Centred View of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Tinnitus: From Otology to Hodology

Massimo Salviati | Francesco Saverio Bersani | ... | Giancarlo Cianfrone
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 132058
  • - Research Article

Structural Brain Changes Following Left Temporal Low-Frequency rTMS in Patients with Subjective Tinnitus

Astrid Lehner | Berthold Langguth | ... | Martin Schecklmann
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 436146
  • - Research Article

Reduced Variability of Auditory Alpha Activity in Chronic Tinnitus

Winfried Schlee | Martin Schecklmann | ... | Berthold Langguth
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